Baseball Preview: Wray Eagles vs. Limon Badgers
Wray is 0-3 against Limon since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wray Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Limon Badgers at 11:00 a.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Wray's way against Sedgwick County as Wray made off with an 8-2 victory. That six run margin sets a new team best for Wray this season.
Rydge Peterson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Peterson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Helling, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Limon put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Peyton with a sharp 22-12 win. Considering Limon has won 15 games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Wray, Limon also got a great game from a two-way player: Trey Smith. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Smith was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Lance Beedy was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Jaques, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wray's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14. As for Limon, they pushed their record up to 21-0 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Wray came up short against Limon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-5. Will Wray have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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