North Fork took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Cedaredge, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Miners narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bruins 2-0. This was a revenge game for the Miners: when they faced off against the Bruins on April 1st, they had to take a 9-3 defeat.
Not much got past Mario Gama, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Cedaredge off the board. Gama also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Fork is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise.
At the plate, North Fork's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Payson Pene, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Miners
| 04/29/25 @ Cedaredge | 2-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Grand Valley | 6-1 |
| 04/19/25 vs Rangely | 11-5 |
| 04/15/25 @ Olathe | 6-5 |
| 04/11/25 vs Meeker | 7-0 |
The win (which was North Fork's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cedaredge, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2.
North Fork has already played their next game, a 9-4 defeat against Montezuma-Cortez on the 3rd. As for Cedaredge, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-0 win against Center on the 30th.
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