Baseball Preview: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Monarch Coyotes
The Arapahoe Warriors will be playing at home against the Monarch Coyotes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Arapahoe wound up with the same score they had in their last game (7-6), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with Grandview: they've now lost eight in a row.
Arapahoe got a good showing from Evan Dimmick, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Dimmick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Camran Eakin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andrew Smart, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monarch put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mountain Range as Monarch made off with a 19-5 win. Winning may never get old, but Monarch sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Christian Mittleman, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Rutledge, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Arapahoe's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Monarch, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arapahoe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monarch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Arapahoe couldn't quite finish off Monarch in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Arapahoe, Justin Mosakowski (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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