After three games on the road, Manitou Springs is heading back home. They will take on the Lamar Thunder at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manitou Springs will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against La Junta on Saturday. Manitou Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against La Junta and snuck past 10-9.
The team relied heavily on Hayden Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Jake Thomson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Lamar put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Swink 9-2. Winning may never get old, but Lamar sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Alex Aguilar was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cael Buxton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Manitou Springs has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Lamar, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
