Santa Rosa had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Melrose Buffaloes with a sharp 31-21 win. Santa Rosa might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Santa Rosa got a massive performance out of Landyn Zamora, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Zamora has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Chavez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
On Melrose's side, Dathan Yeary was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Yeary was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Josh Roybal led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gray Brandon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Melrose always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs per game. As for Melrose, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Rosa will face off against Tularosa at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tularosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Melrose, they will head out on the road to take on Santa Rosa at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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