Baseball Recap: Lamar Thunder vs. Pueblo East Eagles
After flying high against Trinidad on Thursday, Lamar came back down to earth. The Lamar Thunder wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result was an unpleasant reminder to them of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Lamar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryker Ratcliff, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Pueblo East's side, Jayden Rangel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Vondersmith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Pueblo East, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Lamar will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Coronado at 1:30 p.m. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Pueblo East, they will square off against Sterling at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pueblo East: 2, Sterling: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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