Baseball Preview: Greeley West Spartans vs. Silver Creek Raptors
The Greeley West Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Silver Creek Raptors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greeley West has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 18.
Greeley West lost 19-13 to Skyview on Tuesday.
David Lovato was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Jacob Flores was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek came up short against Broomfield on Wednesday and fell 13-8. Silver Creek has not had much luck with Broomfield recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Nate Spiegel was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Spiegel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Connor Lopez and Ian Wicht did some serious damage despite the final result: Lopez went 3-for-5 with two triples, two RBI, and a run, while Wicht scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Henry Pendergrass, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Silver Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Greeley West's record now sits at 3-18. As for Silver Creek, their record is now 14-7.
Greeley West suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Silver Creek when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silver Creek's Nolan Gaccetta, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Greeley West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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