Baseball Recap: North Fork Miners vs. Moffat County Bulldogs
North Fork can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup in Thursday's second game. They put the hurt on the Moffat County Bulldogs with a sharp 18-2 win. Winning may never get old, but North Fork sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Payson Pene was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Pene has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pene was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, North Fork got a massive performance out of Lane Allen, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Hunter Moreno was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
On Moffat County's side, Caleb Squires made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
North Fork's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Moffat County, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
North Fork will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Olathe at 3:00 p.m. North Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Moffat County, they will head out on the road to face off against Aspen at 12:00 p.m. in Saturday's first game.
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