Baseball Preview: Rangely Panthers vs. Meeker Cowboys
The Rangely Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Meeker Cowboys at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Rangely sitting on three straight victories and Meeker on four.
On Thursday, Rangely made easy work of Moffat County and carried off a 12-2 win.
Tristan Scott made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Scott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Kobey Chism was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below three stolen bases for three straight games. Landon Bollinger was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Meeker gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past Grand Valley 13-2. That's two games straight that Meeker has won by exactly 11 runs.
Jace Mobley was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Clay Crawford, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Rangely's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6-1. As for Meeker, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rangely has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Meeker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Rangely suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Meeker in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meeker's Carson Klinzmann, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Now that Rangely knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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