Baseball Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Wheat Ridge Farmers
D'Evelyn and Wheat Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The D'Evelyn Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. D'Evelyn will be strutting in after a victory while Wheat Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, D'Evelyn sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Evergreen.
Hector Lein was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Wheat Ridge is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 games. Their rough 13-4 defeat to Pomona on Saturday might stick with them for a while.
Ezekiel O'Boyel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
D'Evelyn's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went D'Evelyn's way against Wheat Ridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as D'Evelyn made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for D'Evelyn since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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