The Rensselaer Rams will be playing at home against the Cairo-Durham Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Rensselaer: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Cairo-Durham has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Rensselaer lost 11-1 to Tamarac on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Cairo-Durham put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Tamarac 18-11.
Nico Martines made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off four hits. Martines has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Martines was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cairo-Durham got a massive performance out of Kennedy Bleau, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Andrew Searing-Burke was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rensselaer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Cairo-Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
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