For the first time this season, Vista PEAK Prep will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Montbello Warriors at 10:00 a.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Vista PEAK Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Aurora Central 21-1 on Wednesday. With that win, the Bison brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Eli Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Vista PEAK Prep is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-6 otherwise. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Karter Robertson
| 04/02/25 vs Aurora Central | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs Eaglecrest | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Skyview | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Northfield | 1 |
In other batting news, Karter Robertson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Domenic Montoya was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Vista PEAK Prep hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Montbello won against Wheat Ridge last Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Warriors' pitcher stepped up to hand Skyview a 6-0 shutout. That looming 6-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Not much got past Nicolas Torres, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Skyview off the board. Torres has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Santiago Nava, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Erik Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Montbello is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Vista PEAK Prep, they moved to 5-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
