Baseball Preview: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Air Academy Kadets
Discovery Canyon has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Air Academy Kadets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Discovery Canyon will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Woodland Park on Monday. Discovery Canyon put the hurt on Woodland Park with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Tyler Weller made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Weller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Weller was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Cole Teltschik was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Hugh Tarpenning was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Air Academy has not done well against Cheyenne Mountain recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Air Academy walked away with an 11-6 win over Cheyenne Mountain.
Evan Lawrentz was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Jones, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Discovery Canyon's record is now 8-6. As for Air Academy, their record now sits at 7-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Discovery Canyon hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Air Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Discovery Canyon suffered a grim 17-8 defeat to Air Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Discovery Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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