On Tuesday, Santa Fe Trail got themselves on the board against Royal Valley, but Royal Valley never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Royal Valley Panthers with a sharp 15-0 win. That's two games straight that Santa Fe Trail has won by exactly 15 runs.
Drake Graham made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Graham was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Coby Branson and Trent Sleichter did most of the damage at the plate: Branson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Sleichter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Torkelson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Santa Fe Trail's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Royal Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Santa Fe Trail will head out on the road to square off against Holton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Royal Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Nemaha Central at 4:30 p.m. on April 1st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
