Lamar put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the La Junta Tigers 11-3. This was a revenge matchup for Lamar, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-11 loss when these two played on Tuesday.
Ryker Ratcliff made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ratcliff has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ratcliff was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lamar got a big performance out of Zaidyn Daniels, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Cael Buxton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On La Junta's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Johnston, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Garner, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lamar pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for La Junta, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lamar will face off against Salida at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Salida likes a good challenge. As for La Junta, they will head out on the road to challenge Florence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Junta is facing Florence at the right time seeing as Florence is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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