The Scott Beavers will head out on the road to take on the Ellis Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last five games Scott has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Scott fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Goodland on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 12-11. That's two games in a row now that the Beavers have lost by just one run.
15 must be Ellis' lucky number: they beat Skyline with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Railroaders blew past the Thunderbirds 15-0. Considering the Railroaders have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin Lopeman was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chance Jimenez, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Ellis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .793. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Scott dropped their record down to 7-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.5 runs. As for Ellis, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Scott took their victory against Ellis in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-8 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Beavers since the team 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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