Baseball Preview: Englewood Pirates vs. Denver West Cowboys
The Englewood Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Denver West Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Englewood has five straight victories, Denver West has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Englewood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Fort Lupton. The result was nothing new for Englewood, who have now won three matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Chris Cordova made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Cordova was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Englewood got a massive performance out of RJ Cullyford, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Matt Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Denver West fell victim to Denver East and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 24-0 defeat to the Angels might stick with them for a while.
Englewood's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Denver West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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