The Madras White Buffaloes will head out on the road to challenge the Estacada Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Madras will head into Monday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 25-6 to Crook County.
Nakomis Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dasen Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Estacada was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Crook County by a score of 14-13. Even if Estacada couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Madras has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Estacada, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Madras came out on top in a nail-biter against Estacada in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Does Madras have another victory up their sleeve, or will Estacada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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