Softball Preview: Wheat Ridge Farmers vs. Standley Lake Gators
Wheat Ridge has gone 10-0 against Standley Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers will welcome the Standley Lake Gators at 4:30 p.m. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Wheat Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fairview on Saturday as Wheat Ridge made off with a 17-7 victory. Considering the Farmers have won eight matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Haley Cross made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. She was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Claire Tompkins was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Detwiler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheat Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only posted an OBP of .406.
Meanwhile, Standley Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Golden, falling 19-2.
Brianna Feely made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Wheat Ridge and bumps their season record up to 8-6. As for Standley Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Standley Lake's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wheat Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Standley Lake, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Wheat Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Standley Lake will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wheat Ridge took their victory against Standley Lake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 16-9. Does Wheat Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Standley Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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