For the second straight game, Canon City will face off against Coronado. The Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Canon City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Canon City barely beat Coronado the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Cougars a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Zeke Martinez
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Zeke Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Justin Loveless was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Hershberger, who got 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 pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Coronado, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
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