Baseball Recap: Lakewood Tigers vs. Arapahoe Warriors
Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 14-1 loss at the hands of the Arapahoe Warriors. That's two games in a row now that Lakewood has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Lukrafka, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Arapahoe's side, Joel Cackowski looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Smart, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Landen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Arapahoe, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3.
Lakewood will take on Mountain Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Arapahoe, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Cherry Creek at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherry Creek is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so Arapahoe will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
