Santa Fe is 1-9 against Capital since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Fe Demons are on the road again to play the Capital Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. Santa Fe is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Santa Fe came up short against Manzano and fell 12-7.
Leah Gutierrez was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Gutierrez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Gutierrez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Gutierrez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rhiannon Romero, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-7 walloping at the hands of Raton.
Santa Fe now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Capital, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 22-6 defeat to Capital in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Santa Fe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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