La Junta suffered their closest loss since August 23rd on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lamar Thunder by a score of 3-1. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunder apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Yliana Garcia was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, La Junta didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
La Junta's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lamar, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
La Junta didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-1 defeat vs. Rocky Ford on the 12th. As for Lamar, they will take on Pueblo Central at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Pueblo Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lamar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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