Baseball Recap: Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers vs. South Park Burros
Sadly, Cripple Creek-Victor is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. Their tough 26-19 defeat to the South Park Burros on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Even though they lost, Cripple Creek-Victor's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.8 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Myles Durham and Chase Lohmeier stepped up to the plate in a big way. Durham scored two runs while going 3-for-6, while Lohmeier scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Dylan Reyes, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his eight plate appearances.
On South Park's side, Evan Campbell was incredible, scoring six runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of David Shannon, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5.
Cripple Creek-Victor's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for South Park, their win ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Kiowa the next time they take the field. South Park will head out to face Kiowa at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while Cripple Creek-Victor will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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