The Spearville Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Cimarron Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spearville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Spearville's hitters rose to the challenge against a Trojans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.2 points allowed on Monday. Everything went Spearville's way against Stanton County as Spearville made off with a 10-0 win. Spearville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Aydin Ruiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, Spearville got a massive performance out of Danny Alcala, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Werner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cimarron came up short against Holcomb on Tuesday and fell 6-2. Cimarron has struggled against Holcomb recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cimarron saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Heddlesten, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Heddlesten has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Cimarron didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Spearville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Cimarron, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Spearville was able to grind out a solid win over Cimarron in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spearville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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