Baseball Preview: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. Smoky Hill Buffaloes
The Rock Canyon Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Rock Canyon stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against ThunderRidge as Rock Canyon made off with a 15-5 victory.
Colin Naibauer looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, David Brabb was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Shipley, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Arapahoe.
Rock Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Smoky Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Rock Canyon's way against Smoky Hill in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Rock Canyon made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Canyon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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