The Bayfield Wolverines will head out to square off against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bayfield has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bayfield managed to slip by Pagosa Springs the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Wolverines came up short against the Pirates on Saturday, falling 12-2.
Bayfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Mayfield, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Montezuma-Cortez came tearing into Thursday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with an 18-1 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Montezuma-Cortez pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Bayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Bayfield couldn't quite get it done against Montezuma-Cortez in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-6. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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