Baseball Preview: Dakota Ridge Eagles vs. Lakewood Tigers
Dakota Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Lakewood Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dakota Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Dakota Ridge pushed their score all the way to ten on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Douglas County. That's two games in a row now that Dakota Ridge has lost by exactly three runs.
Carson Sauter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Cole Ehlinger, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Lakewood had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Fruita Monument on Friday.
Jacob Wolf was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Dakota Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Lakewood, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Dakota Ridge beat Lakewood 8-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lakewood's Eze Rojas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Dakota Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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