Baseball Preview: Custer County Bobcats vs. Monte Vista Pirates
The Custer County Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Monte Vista Pirates at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Custer County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Custer County pushed their score all the way to 12 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 21-12 loss to Sierra Grande might stick with them for a while. Even though they lost, Custer County's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.8 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ty Stoltzfus was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Taylor Bradford was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Custer County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sierra Grande only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Meeker by a score of 6-5.
Jeremiah Baumgardner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Howe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Custer County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Monte Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Custer County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monte Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Custer County might still be hurting after the 17-5 defeat they got from Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Custer County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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