Rocky Ford never let their opponents score on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Bayard Tigers. Considering the Meloneers have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Lexi Baca's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Deja Warman and Brilye Lovato did most of the damage at the plate: Warman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Lovato scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Raelynne Geist, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Rocky Ford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bayard only posted a batting average of .300.
The win got Rocky Ford back to even at 5-5. As for Bayard, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Rocky Ford's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sterling at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rocky Ford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Bayard, they will head out to challenge Brush at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brush will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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