Rocky Ford and Lamar are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rocky Ford Meloneers will welcome the Lamar Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lamar is hoping to do what Florence couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Rocky Ford's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Rocky Ford put the hurt on Florence with a sharp 13-3 win.
Leticia Garcia was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Anneysiah Camacho and Deja Warman did most of the damage at the plate: Camacho scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while Warman scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, Warman also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tay'Lor Archuleta, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Lamar made sure to put some runs up on the board against Alamosa on Saturday. Lamar blew past Alamosa 10-3.
Chloe Weber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Khloe Fernandez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlin Weber, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Lamar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alamosa only posted a batting average of .174.
Rocky Ford is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Lamar, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Rocky Ford came out on top in a nail-biter against Lamar when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Rocky Ford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lamar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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