The Farmington Farmers will square off against the Macomb Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Farmington took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They never let West Prairie get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering the Farmers have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Evans wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Marvel, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Brody Shepherd also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Macomb had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They blew past the Spartans 7-0.
The team relied heavily on Kaden Knupp, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Ogle, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI.
Farmington pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Macomb, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
Everything went Farmington's way against Macomb in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Farmington made off with an 11-0 victory. Do the Farmers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bombers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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