Arvada West is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Northfield is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wildcats will welcome the Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arvada West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Arvada West's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Lakewood 9-0. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.
Brayden Reiner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Tate Deal
| 04/22/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Lakewood | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Chicago University | 1 |
| 05/07/24 vs Columbine | 1 |
| 04/30/24 @ Dakota Ridge | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tate Deal, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Vais, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Northfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Denver East on Tuesday, taking the game 10-5.
Jackson Taylor looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jack Phiel was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Logan Bader was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Northfield lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denver East didn't launched any home runs.
Arvada West's win bumped their record up to 13-2-1. As for Northfield, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Arvada West hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Northfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Arvada West's way against Northfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Arvada West made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Nighthawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
