After three games on the road, Pomona is heading back home. They will take on the Green Mountain Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Pomona was able to grind out a solid win over Greeley Central, taking the game 7-3.
Spencer Werner was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits. Werner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Douglas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Green Mountain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Standley Lake and snuck past 7-5. The victory was familiar territory for Green Mountain who now have three in a row.
Pomona's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Green Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Pomona came up short against Green Mountain in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green Mountain's Simon Lunsford, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Pomona 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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