Baseball Recap: Middle Park Panthers vs. Jefferson Saints
Middle Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They skirted past the Jefferson Saints 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Middle Park also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
Diogui Laynes was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cruze Hanson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Jefferson's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damion Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Eduardo Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Middle Park's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Jefferson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Middle Park will head out on the road to face off against Moffat County at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Moffat County: they have been struggling with ten straight losses at home, while Middle Park has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Jefferson will take on Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson has given up an average of 13.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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