Baseball Preview: Conifer Lobos vs. Green Mountain Rams
The Conifer Lobos will head out on the road to square off against the Green Mountain Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Conifer was able to grind out a solid win over D'Evelyn, taking the game 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Conifer.
Greg Oramas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Oramas was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Oramas wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Kosar, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 6-1.
Jackson Prosser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Craig Busse was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Brady Wilder was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Conifer's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11. As for Green Mountain, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Conifer skirted past Green Mountain 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Green Mountain's Robinson Cook, who struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Conifer still be able to contain Cook? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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