Red-Tailed Hawks
| 10/03/25 @ Lewis-Palmer | 14 |
| 10/02/25 @ Discovery Canyon | 5 |
| 10/01/25 @ Air Academy | 17 |
| 09/27/25 vs Mesa Ridge | 4 |
| 09/26/25 @ Pueblo Centennial | 9 |
| + 14 more games |
Cheyenne Mountain hasn't had much luck against Discovery Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Red-Tailed Hawks will welcome the Thunder at 4:00 p.m. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Discovery Canyon will be up against a hot Cheyenne Mountain squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Red-Tailed Hawks blew past Lewis-Palmer 14-3 on Friday. Considering the Red-Tailed Hawks have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Gutschick made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Gutschick was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Mountain got a massive performance out of Abbi Houger, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI Houger has posted since back in August. Aspen Scalva was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Cheyenne Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis-Palmer only posted an OBP of .261.
Pueblo County hit Discovery Canyon with a four-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunder took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets. That's two games in a row now that the Thunder have lost by exactly four runs.
Like Cheyenne Mountain, Discovery Canyon also got a great game from a two-way player: Bella Holcomb. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Holcomb was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Holcomb wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor McCann, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Cheyenne Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Discovery Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Discovery Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Cheyenne Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Discovery Canyon, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Cheyenne Mountain keep running through batters, or will the Thunder buck the trend?
Cheyenne Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Discovery Canyon in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 5-1. Will the Red-Tailed Hawks repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
