The Lamar Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Salida Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Lamar can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past La Junta 11-3.
Ryker Ratcliff made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ratcliff has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ratcliff was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lamar got a big performance out of Zaidyn Daniels, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alexander Williams, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Salida had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Buena Vista on Tuesday. Salida has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Salida, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Lamar's way against Salida in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Lamar made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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