Baseball Preview: La Veta Redhawks vs. Holly Wildcats
La Veta is 0-5 against Holly since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The La Veta Redhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Holly Wildcats. Holly took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on La Veta, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, La Veta gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Centennial as La Veta made off with a 14-4 victory.
Dante Gonzales was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Gonzales was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other batting news, Lukas Ozzello was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Logan Cortez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Holly unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Burlington by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Holly has scored all season.
Andre Salgado made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Holly didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
La Veta's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for Holly, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. La Veta has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
La Veta might still be hurting after the 16-5 loss they got from Holly in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can La Veta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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