The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mesa Ridge's offense. They fell just short of Pueblo County by a score of 2-0 last Tuesday. After a 17-8 finish the last time they played, Mesa Ridge and Pueblo County decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Mesa Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Locklen Lemley, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer entered their tilt with Rampart with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 14-5 victory on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Danny Cook, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Mesa Ridge and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Lewis-Palmer, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mesa Ridge couldn't quite finish off Lewis-Palmer in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 10-8. Thankfully for Mesa Ridge, Blake Nelson (who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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