After two games on the road, Rye is heading back home. They will take on the Fowler Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rye is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Rocky Ford (and have done all season long). Rye blew past Rocky Ford 11-4.
Brandon Benz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Benz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Axton Ehrlich was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Jackson Bjorum was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Meanwhile, Fowler won against Swink on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Fowler came out on top against Swink by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fowler.
Rye now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Fowler, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Rye might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Fowler when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fowler's Weston Johnson, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that Rye knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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