Grady stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cimarron Rams a 10-0 shutout. The win was some much needed relief for Grady as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hays Rush was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jayce Garrett was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
On Cimarron's side, Urijah Martinez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andres Gomez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Grady pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cimarron, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Grady will head out on the road to challenge Melrose at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Melrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Cimarron, they will be playing at home against Logan at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Logan will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Cimarron surely won't give up without a fight.
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