Rocky Ford is 1-9 against Rye since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rocky Ford Meloneers will look to defend their home field against the Rye Thunderbolts at 9:00 a.m. Rocky Ford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Rocky Ford lost 12-1 to Fowler on Friday. Rocky Ford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rye sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Las Animas on Wednesday.
Axton Ehrlich made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. Ehrlich was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Will Hamler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Rocky Ford's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Rye, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
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