The North Fork Miners will face off against the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Fork is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Basalt 6-5.
The team relied heavily on J Hollembeak, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs got the win against Dolores on Saturday by a conclusive 24-9. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Taylor Wells was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Wells was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Ralston was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Zach Pouyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pagosa Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dolores only posted a batting average of .267.
North Fork couldn't quite finish off Pagosa Springs in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can North Fork avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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