Baseball Game Preview: Silver Creek Raptors vs. Skyline Falcons

Raptors

Runs

04/01/25 vs Fairview	0
03/29/25 vs Alamosa	19
03/28/25 vs Hoehne	16
03/28/25 vs Sterling	5
03/24/25 vs Grand Junction	2
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The Silver Creek Raptors will head out on the road to challenge the Skyline Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.

Silver Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Fairview on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Raptors were not able to get on the board.

Noah Richardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Skyline was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They came up short against Legacy, falling 14-1.

Skyline saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Lanier, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. Bobby Knapp also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Silver Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Skyline, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.

Skyline's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Silver Creek has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for Skyline, though, as they've only averaged .350. Will they be able to contain Silver Creek's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.