Softball Preview: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Lutheran Lions
The Arapahoe Warriors will face off against the Lutheran Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Arapahoe is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Denver South 23-2 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Macie Miller was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lakyn Wilkinson was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Leah Schlissberg was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arapahoe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lutheran waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They beat the Jaguars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-2.
Meredith Barnhart and Mackenzy Glenn did most of the damage at the plate: Barnhart got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and three runs, while Glenn went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleksia Severson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Arapahoe and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Arapahoe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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