For the second straight game, Coronado will face off against Canon City. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Coronado's offense. They lost 10-0 to Canon City on Thursday. Considering the last time the Cougars couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Canon City's part, Zeke Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Martinez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Canon City got a massive performance out of Justin Loveless, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Loveless has posted since back in March. Peter Hershberger was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Canon City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Canon City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Coronado, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
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