Baseball Preview: Mountain Range Mustangs vs. Highlands Ranch Falcons
After five games on the road, Mountain Range is heading back home. They will take on the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Range will be strutting in after a victory while Highlands Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Mountain Range scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Northglenn 7-5. The victory was just what Mountain Range needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Landen Calabrese, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Highlands Ranch had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Hillsboro two weeks ago.
Highlands Ranch got a massive performance out of Ayden Wells, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Wells has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jackson Tuttle was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Highlands Ranch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Mountain Range's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Highlands Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mountain Range has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Highlands Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mountain Range couldn't quite finish off Highlands Ranch in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 9-7. Thankfully for Mountain Range, Enric Kephart (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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