Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Fe). They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Santiago Sharks on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Chiefs with their most commanding win of the season.
Santa Fe got a great performance from James Rubio as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Santa Fe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Gonzalez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. James Oregon was another, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Chiefs
03/06/25 @ Santiago | 7-2 |
03/04/25 vs Oxford Academy | 4-1 |
02/28/25 vs El Modena | 4-3 |
02/25/25 @ Lakewood | 5-13 |
02/22/25 @ Citrus Valley | 3-14 |
Santa Fe's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Santiago, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Santa Fe has already played their next match, a 5-0 loss against Warren on the 7th. As for Santiago, they will be taking part in a tournament against Campo Verde at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps