The Rocky Ford Meloneers are taking a road trip to challenge the La Junta Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Ford is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rocky Ford's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Alamosa as Rocky Ford made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Meloneers, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, La Junta suffered their closest defeat since August 23rd on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lamar by a score of 3-1.
Rocky Ford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. As for La Junta, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Rocky Ford skirted past La Junta 6-4 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky Ford since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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