The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cheyenne Mountain made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Durango, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Cheyenne Mountain was the clear victors by a 17-9 margin over Durango on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red-Tailed Hawks.
Javin Eslinger tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charlie Scofield, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Colin Downs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cheyenne Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Durango only posted a batting average of .323.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley entered their tilt with Durango on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Trailblazers.
Jack Rieckmann made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rieckmann was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Spring Valley got a great performance from Logan Rose as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
Back at the plate, Damon Koldesko was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Evan Matheson was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Cheyenne Mountain's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Spring Valley, their record now sits at 4-2-1.
