The Rocky Mountain Lobos will be taking part in a tournament against the Brawley Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rocky Mountain has five straight victories, Brawley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rocky Mountain's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over Greeley West. That's two games straight that the Lobos have won by exactly 17 runs.
Ross Frank and Wrigley Cox made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Frank tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cox tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Frank scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Cox went 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs. Frank also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Honick, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Roan Kachel also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Rocky Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .621. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Brawley didn't have quite enough to beat Calexico on Friday and fell 5-4.
Tate Preece made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Jacob Magana was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Rocky Mountain pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Brawley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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