Baseball Preview: North Fork Miners vs. Coal Ridge Titans
The North Fork Miners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coal Ridge Titans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Fork sitting on four straight victories and Coal Ridge on 11.
North Fork stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Olathe onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
The result came thanks to Braeden Flores's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Payson Pene was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Kyle Elder was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Coal Ridge has not done well against Rifle recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Coal Ridge walked away with an 8-3 victory over Rifle.
Jakson Slade was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alexis Serna, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
North Fork's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Coal Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Fork came up short against Coal Ridge when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 10-6. Thankfully for North Fork, Brandon Short (who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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