Baseball Preview: Cimarron Bluejays vs. Colby Eagles
The Cimarron Bluejays will stay at home for another game and welcome the Colby Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cimarron is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Cimarron sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Scott.
Trace Kopper was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. Layton Simon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Colby had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Holcomb on Friday.
Max Kersonbrock was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cimarron is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Colby, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Cimarron might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Colby in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Cimarron, Shane Puckett (who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) 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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