Santa Rosa waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Gateway Christian Warriors 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Santa Rosa also won the last time the pair played back in March.
The team relied heavily on David Chavez, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Landyn Zamora was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Gateway Christian's side, Ethaniel Wigley was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Wigley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Rayford Fulkerson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two triples and three RBI.
Santa Rosa's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Gateway Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Santa Rosa will stay at home for another game and welcome Melrose at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Melrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Gateway Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tularosa at 3:00 p.m. Tularosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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