Baseball Preview: Fort Lupton Bluedevils vs. Englewood Pirates
The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will head out on the road to square off against the Englewood Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fort Lupton has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Englewood will arrive with four straight wins.
On Monday, Fort Lupton came up short against Arrupe Jesuit and fell 12-8.
Judas Ferral made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ivan Mota, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Fort Lupton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arrupe Jesuit only hit no.
Meanwhile, Englewood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Jefferson as Englewood made off with a 13-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Grant Pebbles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Pebbles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Pebbles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Englewood let Chris Cordova and Jayce Prante loose on the outfield. Cordova scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Prante went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Cordova has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Ibanez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Fort Lupton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Englewood, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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