Limon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Rye Thunderbolts as the Limon Badgers made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Limon, who have now won 11 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Trey Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cale Bennett, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lance Beedy, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Rye's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Hamler, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Limon pushed their record up to 15-0 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rye, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Limon will stay at home for another game and welcome Fowler at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Limon: 1.5, Fowler: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Rye, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Buena Vista at 4:00 p.m. Buena Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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