After flying high against Trinidad on Thursday, Lamar came back down to earth. The Lamar Thunder wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result was an unpleasant reminder to them of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Lamar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryker Ratcliff, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Pueblo East's side, Jayden Rangel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Vondersmith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Pueblo East, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Lamar will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Coronado at 1:30 p.m. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Pueblo East, they will square off against Sterling at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pueblo East: 2, Sterling: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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