With a playoff game on the line, Coal Ridge rose to the challenge on Saturday. They beat the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-3. Considering Coal Ridge has won 20 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Simons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Simons has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Simons was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jakson Slade, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Serna, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
On Montezuma-Cortez's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Likes, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The victory (which was Coal Ridge's ninth in a row) raised their record to 23-2. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Coal Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Resurrection Christian at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Coal Ridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Resurrection Christian likes a good challenge. Montezuma-Cortez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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