After soaring to ten runs the game before, Capital was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They fell just short of the Santa Fe Demons by a score of 3-2. The match marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ava Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
This is the second loss in a row for Capital and nudges their season record down to 9-6-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Santa Fe, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-11 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Capital beat the Demons by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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