After flying high against Fort Stockton last Monday, Greenwood came back down to earth. The Greenwood Rangers fell just short of the Monahans Loboes by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Greenwood was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Monahans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Graeson Register was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zac Rybolt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
Greenwood's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-8-1. As for Monahans, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11-1.
Greenwood will take on Andrews at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenwood's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Andrews' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monahans, they will head out on the road to face off against Pecos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pecos will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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