Lamar can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against the Salida Spartans as the Lamar Thunder made off with a 20-8 victory. The win was nothing new for Lamar as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ryker Ratcliff was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ratcliff has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Ratcliff was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Cael Buxton was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. Blake Miller was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Salida's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Houghton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Salida, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Lamar will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Platte Valley at 10:00 a.m. Lamar will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Salida, they will head out on the road to take on Centauri at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salida is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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