Baseball Preview: Boulder Panthers vs. Broomfield Eagles
The Boulder Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Broomfield Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Boulder lost 9-1 to Monarch on Thursday. Boulder has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Boulder saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beck Chesterton, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Boulder didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monarch only tossed four.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Broomfield had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Prairie View on Friday.
Ethan Zufall was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Tripp Bemis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden Williamson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Boulder's record now sits at 6-13. As for Broomfield, their record now sits at 10-7.
Boulder might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Broomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Boulder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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