After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Rocky Ford was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lamar Thunder. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Meloneers of the 9-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Raelynne Geist was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Rocky Ford hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive matchups.
The loss snapped Rocky Ford's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-8-1 record. As for Lamar, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Rocky Ford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lamar, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brush at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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