Baseball Recap: Guymon Has No Trouble Against Balko

Guymon's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Balko Bison. Considering the Tigers have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Drazen Romero made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Romero was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Guymon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-5 when he doesn't).

Andres Ozaeta

Runs

03/18/25 vs Balko	4
03/10/25 @ Forgan	3
03/17/25 vs Woodward	2
03/06/25 vs Turpin	2
03/11/25 vs El Reno	1

In other batting news, Angelo Carrasco and Andres Ozaeta did most of the damage at the plate: Carrasco went 3-for-4 with six RBI, one triple, and one run, while Ozaeta scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ozaeta has become a key player for Guymon: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Isaac Sandoval was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Guymon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Guymon's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Balko, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Guymon will challenge Carl Albert at 2:00 p.m. on March 25th. Carl Albert is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. Balko will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Turpin at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st.