Baseball Preview: Washington Rams vs. Youngker Roughriders
The Washington Rams will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Youngker Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washington came into Tuesday's contest having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Glendale on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2. The victory was just what Washington needed coming off of a 15-0 defeat in their prior match.
Austin Ashford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Ashford was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Ashford wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cody Tieman, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Tieman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Youngker put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Copper Canyon with a sharp 20-5 win. Youngker's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Jeremiah Garcia, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two triples. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Nieves, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-6.
Washington made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7. As for Youngker, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Washington suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Youngker in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Youngker's Arturo Duran, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Washington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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