Baseball Recap: Dakota Ridge Drops Highest Score of Season Against Wheat Ridge

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/24/25 @ Wheat Ridge	26
04/08/25 vs D'Evelyn	13
04/10/25 @ Standley Lake	11
04/21/25 @ Green Mountain	8
04/15/25 @ Pomona	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dakota Ridge). They put the hurt on the Wheat Ridge Farmers with a sharp 26-2 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Braden Johnson and Josh Kerber made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Johnson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kerber pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Dakota Ridge's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't). At bat, Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Kerber went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Johnson a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kellen Behrendsen, who went 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Dakota Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matches.

Dakota Ridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Wheat Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Coming up, Dakota Ridge will challenge Green Mountain at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Wheat Ridge, they will take on Standley Lake at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.