Baseball Game Preview: Arvada West Wildcats vs. Bear Creek Bears

Wildcats

Runs

04/15/25 vs Bear Creek	5
04/12/25 vs Chatfield	4
04/10/25 @ Chatfield	9
04/08/25 @ Fort Collins	4
04/01/25 vs Cherokee Trail	4
+ 8 more games

For the second straight game, Arvada West will face off against Bear Creek. The Wildcats will take on the Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arvada West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Bear Creek will be up against a hot Arvada West team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bears a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Cooper Vais made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Beau Friesen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Arvada West hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear Creek struck out 11 times.

Arvada West pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.25 runs across that stretch. As for Bear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.

Bear Creek's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Arvada West has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .436. It's a different story for Bear Creek, though, as they've only averaged .329. Will they be able to contain Arvada West's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.