Rimrock is 0-10 against Glenns Ferry since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rimrock Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Glenns Ferry Pilots at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, everything went Rimrock's way against Gem State Adventist Academy as Rimrock made off with a 19-13 victory.
The team relied heavily on Trevor Carothers, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, five runs, and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Herrera, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Glenns Ferry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Idaho City by a score of 11-10.
Junior Sanchez put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aaron DeLeon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-3.
Rimrock's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Glenns Ferry, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rimrock has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Glenns Ferry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rimrock suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Glenns Ferry in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Glenns Ferry's Jesus Ortiz, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Rimrock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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