Santa Fe has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Farmington Scorpions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Santa Fe fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Los Alamos on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 7-6. Santa Fe has not had much luck with Los Alamos recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Brian Trujillo put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Darrell Carbajal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Max Branch was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Farmington's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Kirtland Central by a score of 3-2.
Santa Fe has fallen quite a ways from their 17-8 record last season and are now at 2-8. As for Farmington, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
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