Santa Teresa waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Silver Fighting Colts 10-3. With that win, Santa Teresa brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Gabriel Heredia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. Heredia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Heredia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gavin Garcia was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaydon Fernandez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Santa Teresa has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13-1 record this season. As for Silver, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Teresa will square off against Deming at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Deming is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Santa Teresa will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Silver, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. Chaparral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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