Baseball Preview: Green Mountain Rams vs. Alameda Pirates
Green Mountain is 5-0 against Alameda since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Green Mountain Rams are on the road again to play the Alameda Pirates at 11:00 a.m. Green Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Green Mountain had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Conifer.
Robinson Cook was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hudson Burke and Craig Busse did some serious damage despite the final result: Burke went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Busse went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Alameda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 17-7 defeat at the hands of Littleton.
Green Mountain's record is now 8-3. As for Alameda, their record is now 4-4.
Everything went Green Mountain's way against Alameda in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Green Mountain made off with a 24-2 win. Does Green Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alameda turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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