The Gunnison Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Peak to Peak Pumas at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Gunnison's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
Gunnison lost a heartbreaker the last time they played North Fork, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's game. The Cowboys put the hurt on the Miners with a sharp 10-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Peak to Peak was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Jefferson Academy by a score of 3-2.
Dane Hirt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Owen Branscum was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Gunnison is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Peak to Peak, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Gunnison came up short against Peak to Peak in their previous matchup back in May of 2015, falling 3-0. Can the Cowboys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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