The matchup between Ulysses and Lakin in Thursday's second game hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Ulysses Tigers came out on top against the Lakin Broncs by a score of 15-11. Winning may never get old, but Ulysses sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
For Lakin's part, Armando Saucedo and Adrik Gomez did some serious damage despite the final result: Saucedo scored five runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Gomez went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Mendenhall, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lakin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Ulysses has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Lakin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ulysses' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Goodland at 3:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Goodland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Lakin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sublette on Monday. Lakin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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