The Santa Teresa Desert Warriors will head out to face off against the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Teresa is headed out to face Gadsden after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Santa Teresa's pitchers stepped up to hand Cobre a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Desert Warriors in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.
Gavin Garcia
| 02/26/25 vs Cobre | 2 |
| 05/02/24 vs Deming | 1 |
| 04/27/24 vs Silver | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Silver | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Roswell | 1 |
Gavin Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.
In other pitching news, Marcos Rivera looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Simpson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Ardon Luna was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Santa Teresa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cobre only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gadsden took on Anthony on Saturday. Gadsden had just enough and edged out Anthony 6-5.
Gadsden got a big performance out of Robert Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Morales, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Santa Teresa might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Gadsden in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Santa Teresa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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