Cimarron is 0-10 against Logan since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cimarron Rams will look to defend their home field against the Logan Longhorns at 1:00 p.m. Cimarron is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Cimarron played against Grady and lost via forfeit.
Urijah Martinez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andres Gomez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Cimarron is hoping to do on Friday what Melrose couldn't on Monday: put an end to Logan's winning streak, which now stands at 12 games. Everything went Logan's way against Melrose as Logan made off with an 11-4 win. The result was nothing new for Logan, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Like Cimarron, Logan also got a great game from a two-way player: Kaeden Stoner. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Stoner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stoner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Wallin, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Mitchell Wall was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Cimarron are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. As for Logan, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cimarron has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Logan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cimarron might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Logan in their previous meeting last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Logan's Brock Burns, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Cimarron knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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