Goodland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cimarron Bluejays. Considering the last time Goodland couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Goodland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Quain, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Goodland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Cimarron's side, the result came thanks to Rylan Acton's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Logan Heddlesten was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Layton Simon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Goodland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Cimarron, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Goodland beat Cimarron by a score of 4-2 later that day.
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