River Road made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Dimmitt, but still couldn't quite topple them. The River Road Wildcats put the hurt on the Dimmitt Bobcats with a sharp 13-3 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their two-run performance the game before.
Alex Warren made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.
| 02/27/25 vs Dimmitt | 4 |
| 03/13/24 vs Palo Duro | 3 |
| 03/09/24 vs West Texas | 3 |
| 02/29/24 vs Hale Center | 3 |
| 02/29/24 vs Hale Center | 3 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Seth Underwood, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Zantiago Marrufo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
River Road always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win snapped River Road's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Dimmitt, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2.
Coming up, River Road will square off against Floydada at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dimmitt, they will head out to face off against Lockney at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Dimmitt has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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