Baseball Preview: Cimarron Bluejays vs. Lakin Broncs
Cimarron and Lakin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Cimarron Bluejays have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lakin Broncs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Cimarron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Cimarron came up short against Colby and fell 8-5.
Cimarron saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace Kopper, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kopper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Coulter Dohrmann, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lakin entered their tilt with Hugoton with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 14-4 victory on Friday.
Eli Bemis made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Bemis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrik Gomez, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Grant Mendenhall was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Cimarron has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Lakin, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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