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| 06/14/21 - Neutral | 6-8 L |
| 05/25/19 - Neutral | 7-8 L |
| 04/02/18 - Away | 8-15 L |
| 05/21/17 - Neutral | 7-6 W |
| 04/05/17 - Home | 14-13 W |
| 05/28/16 - Neutral | 17-4 W |
Rocky Mountain and Cherry Creek are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lobos are taking a road trip to face off against the Bruins at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rocky Mountain comes in on 11 and Cherry Creek on three.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Prairie View 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Lobos as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ross Frank spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Rocky Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Champ Rivera, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, while Cherry Creek put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Denver North. The Bruins were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Vikings. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Wyatt Rudden, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Denver North off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sean Goldy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Connor Larkin was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Cherry Creek's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Rocky Mountain, their record now sits at 20-5.
Rocky Mountain couldn't quite finish off Cherry Creek in their previous meeting back in June of 2021 and fell 8-6. Can the Lobos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
