Baseball Preview: Lakin Broncs vs. Cimarron Bluejays
Lakin and Cimarron are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lakin Broncs will head out on the road to square off against the Cimarron Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Lakin's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Last Friday, Lakin made easy work of Hugoton and carried off a 14-4 victory.
Eli Bemis was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Bemis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Adrik Gomez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Bode McCormick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cimarron came up short against Colby on Tuesday and fell 8-5. Cimarron has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cimarron saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace Kopper, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kopper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Coulter Dohrmann was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Lakin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Cimarron, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Lakin came out on top in a nail-biter against Cimarron in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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