In what's become a running theme this season, Crowley County gave their fans yet another huge win in Friday's second game. They blew past the Rocky Ford Meloneers 18-2. While fans of Crowley County might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Seth Schultz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Schultz was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Derreck Buford was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Tanner Kuhn was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
On Rocky Ford's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shayne Gonzales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Crowley County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Rocky Ford, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Crowley County will face off against Ellicott at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ellicott's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Rocky Ford, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Swink at 4:00 p.m. on April 16th.
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