Baseball Preview: Flatirons Academy Bison vs. Sierra Grande Panthers
The Flatirons Academy Bison will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Sierra Grande Panthers at 12:30 p.m. Flatirons Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
Flatirons Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Rocky Mountain Lutheran. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Flatirons Academy.
Jude Meyer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Aidan Lambrecht was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Sierra Grande's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nucla.
Sierra Grande saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Ontiveros, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Ontiveros has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Rolando Najera, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Flatirons Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Sierra Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 13-2.
Sierra Grande's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Flatirons Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Sierra Grande, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Flatirons Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Sierra Grande will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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