Baseball Game Preview: Denver North Vikings vs. Arapahoe Warriors

The Denver North Vikings will challenge the Arapahoe Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Saturday, Denver North came up short against Eaton and fell 9-4. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.

Denver North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Gallegos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Arapahoe sidestepped Douglas County for a 9-7 win.

Cain Gostenik spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.

At the plate, Carter Landen and Brady Syers did most of the damage at the plate: Landen got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Syers went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. The dominant performance gave Syers a new career-high in RBI. Josh Lew was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Having lost for the first time this season, Denver North fell to 2-1. As for Arapahoe, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.

Arapahoe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Denver North has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Arapahoe, though, as they've been averaging 12.3 hits. Given Denver North's sizable advantage in that area, Arapahoe will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.