Softball Preview: Lakewood Tigers vs. Arvada West Wildcats
Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Arvada West recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Lakewood Tigers will challenge the Arvada West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Lakewood will head into Saturday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They lost 11-0 to Chatfield. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Lakewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alanni Maddux, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Lakewood hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Arvada West posted their closest win since September 16, 2023 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Ralston Valley 4-2.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Arvada West, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Arvada West when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Lakewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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