Grady is on a three-game streak of home losses, Cimarron an eight-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Grady Bronchos will take on the Cimarron Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grady might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-7 to Logan, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Grady saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deakin Ragland, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zane Rush, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Cimarron had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Melrose on Monday.
Grady's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Cimarron, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grady has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cimarron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grady skirted past Cimarron 1-0 in their previous meeting last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cimarron's Urijah Martinez, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grady still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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