Rocky Mountain put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the Mountain Range Mustangs onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Rocky Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rocky Mountain got a great performance from Elvis Conte as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Conte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kirin Lawing was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Bradley Mallette was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Mountain Range, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Rocky Mountain will head out on the road to challenge Broomfield at 1:39 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rocky Mountain's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Mountain Range, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Poudre at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Range has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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