La Junta entered their match against Rocky Ford on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The La Junta Tigers came up short against the Rocky Ford Meloneers, falling 16-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
La Junta saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marlie Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
La Junta's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-7. As for Rocky Ford, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5-1.
La Junta will head out to take on Pueblo East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. La Junta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Rocky Ford, they will face off against Gunnison at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Gunnison has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Rocky Ford will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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