Baseball Preview: Conifer Lobos vs. Green Mountain Rams
After two games on the road, Conifer is heading back home. They will take on the Green Mountain Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Conifer scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Littleton. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Brandon Roe made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Roe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Roe was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Parker Vanduyn was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Ely Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Nighthawks onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Conifer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Green Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Conifer hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Green Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Conifer suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Green Mountain in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Conifer, Jacob Barmore (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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