The Lamar Thunder will be taking part in a tournament against the Fort Morgan Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Lamar made easy work of St. Mary's and carried off a 14-2 victory. The Thunder have beaten the Pirates the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
Cael Buxton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Buxton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Lamar got a massive performance out of Braxen Shelton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Shelton a new career-high in doubles (two). Alex Santos was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Morgan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Valley by a score of 10-5 on Saturday. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Fort Morgan's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lamar, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lamar skirted past Fort Morgan 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Does Lamar have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Morgan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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