Rocky Ford was the 11-4 winner over Brush when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Rocky Ford Meloneers fell just short of the Brush Beetdiggers by a score of 9-8 on Friday. The Meloneers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Brilye Lovato made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Alysia Marquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Rocky Ford didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brush only tossed three.
Rocky Ford now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Brush, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Rocky Ford will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bayard at 5:00 p.m. Rocky Ford is facing Bayard at the right time seeing as Bayard is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Brush, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Sterling, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. Sterling has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.29 runs per game on average), something Brush will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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