Baseball Recap: Damian Rodriguez leads a balanced attack to beat Adams City

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 1:30pm

Baseball Recap: Skyview Wolverines vs. Adams City Eagles

Skyview won against Gateway on Friday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Skyview Wolverines' pitcher stepped up to hand the Adams City Eagles a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Skyview.

The result came thanks to Humberto Chavez's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. He 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, Skyview's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Damian Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Skyview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Adams City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Skyview will be playing in front of their home fans against Aurora Central at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Adams City, they will head out on the road to take on Thornton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

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