Softball Recap: Wheat Ridge Farmers vs. Standley Lake Gators
Wheat Ridge won the last time they faced Standley Lake, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Wheat Ridge Farmers put the hurt on the Standley Lake Gators with a sharp 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Farmers, who have now won ten matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Haley Cross made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Cross was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Oliva Hoppe was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Claire Tompkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheat Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Standley Lake only posted a batting average of .118.
Wheat Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Standley Lake, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheat Ridge will venture away from home to challenge Pomona at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Standley Lake, they will venture away from home to take on Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Conifer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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