The Magdalena Steers are taking a road trip to challenge the Grady Bronchos at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Magdalena sitting on ten straight victories and Grady on three.
If Magdalena beats Grady with 15 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Steers' pitcher stepped up to hand Cimarron a 15-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Steers, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Magdalena got a massive performance out of Ayden Herschbach, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Zamora, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI.
Magdalena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Grady was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Logan as they made off with a 14-2 win. The Bronchos are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the sixth match they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Magdalena pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs over those games. As for Grady, their record now sits at 8-4.
Everything went Magdalena's way against Grady in their previous matchup last Monday, as Magdalena made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Steers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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