Baseball Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Las Animas Trojans
The Rocky Ford Meloneers are on the road again on Friday to play the Las Animas Trojans at 10:00 a.m. Rocky Ford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Rocky Ford suffered a rough 15-4 loss at the hands of Swink. Rocky Ford has struggled against Swink recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Rocky Ford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevin Anderson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Las Animas had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They blew past the Bobcats 23-3. Considering Las Animas has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rocky Ford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Las Animas, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Rocky Ford might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Las Animas in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Rocky Ford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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