The Rocky Ford Meloneers will head out to challenge the Gunnison Cowboys at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rocky Ford's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
Rocky Ford is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past La Junta 16-1 on Thursday. Considering the Meloneers have won seven matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Gunnison came up short against Delta on Tuesday and fell 15-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (11), the Cowboys still had to take the loss.
Kylee McDougal and Josie Vollendorf stepped up to the plate in a big way. McDougal got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Vollendorf scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. McDougal is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maddy Bacalis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Gunnison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Rocky Ford's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5-1. As for Gunnison, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Rocky Ford took their victory against Gunnison when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-2. Does Rocky Ford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gunnison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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