Softball Preview: Denver North Vikings vs. Aurora Central Trojans
The Denver North Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Aurora Central Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Denver North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Denver North will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Denver East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Denver North's way against Denver East on Thursday as Denver North made off with a 15-0 victory. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Veronica Loera-Tafoya made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Loera-Tafoya was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Denver North got a massive performance out of Xavia Escobedo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Elina Gutierrez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Denver North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central lost 16-1 to Adams City on Thursday. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Denver North's record is now 4-7. As for Aurora Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Denver North took their win against Aurora Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 23-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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