Santa Fe proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by eight) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bridge City Cardinals, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since February 14th.
Santa Fe's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Avery Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in RBI (two). Another was Stella Rippard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
The win got Santa Fe back to even at 8-8. As for Bridge City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Looking ahead, Santa Fe is taking a road trip to face off against Ball at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Ball's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bridge City, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Vidor at 6:30 p.m.
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