Baseball Game Preview: Alamosa Mean Moose vs. Lamar Thunder

Alamosa is 0-7 against Lamar since April of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Mean Moose will host the Thunder at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Alamosa took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Gunnison, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mean Moose had just enough and edged out the Cowboys 9-8. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Tony Griego

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The team relied heavily on Tony Griego, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Alamosa is 2-1 when Griego posts three or more hits, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jaidyn Burciaga, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lamar). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rye an 18-0 shutout on Monday. The Thunder haven't had any issues with the Thunderbolts recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Cael Buxton was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Axton Morales was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.

Lamar kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rye only managed two hits.

Lamar pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.6 runs over those games. As for Alamosa, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6.