Baseball Preview: Denver Christian Thunder vs. Byers Bulldogs
Denver Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Byers Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Denver Christian will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Colorado Academy, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Denver Christian came out on top against Colorado Academy by a score of 13-9 on Tuesday.
Brayden Epperhart and Mason Reilly were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Epperhart tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Reilly struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Epperhart scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Reilly scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nathan Buehrer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Stork, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Byers had to settle for a 17-15 defeat against Dayspring Christian Academy on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), Byers still had to take the loss.
Denver Christian pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Byers, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Everything went Denver Christian's way against Byers when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Denver Christian made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Denver Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Byers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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