The Custer County Bobcats will face off against the Simla Cubs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Custer County will be strutting in after a victory while Simla will be coming in after a loss.
Custer County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Cotopaxi 25-3 on Friday. The Bobcats have beaten the Pirates the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
Taylor Bradford was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple.
Wesley Bennett
| 04/11/25 @ Cotopaxi | 3 |
| 04/06/24 @ South Park | 2 |
| 03/19/24 vs La Veta | 2 |
| 05/02/24 vs Center | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Swink | 1 |
In other batting news, Custer County let Wesley Bennett and Colt Moulton run wild. Bennett scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Moulton scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Bennett a new career-high in RBI (three). Mason Simmons was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Custer County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .825. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cotopaxi only posted an OBP of .429.
Meanwhile, Simla suffered their biggest defeat since March 22, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Merino, falling 12-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Cubs' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Simla saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was T.J. Eurich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Simla and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Custer County, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5.
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