Softball Preview: Wheat Ridge Farmers vs. Green Mountain Rams
Wheat Ridge has gone 8-2 against Green Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers will venture away from home to challenge the Green Mountain Rams at 4:00 p.m. Wheat Ridge is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Wheat Ridge lost 20-8 to Golden on Monday.
Skarlette Arenas was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Claire Tompkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wheat Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Golden only tossed two.
Meanwhile, everything went Green Mountain's way against Standley Lake on Monday as Green Mountain made off with a 16-3 win.
Jenna Neuenschwander made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Neuenschwander was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caroline Salaver was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dalilah Camacho, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Wheat Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Green Mountain, the victory also got them back to even at 9-9.
Green Mountain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wheat Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Green Mountain, though, as they've been averaging 9.9. Given Wheat Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Green Mountain will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wheat Ridge came up short against Green Mountain when the teams last played back in September, falling 6-3. Can Wheat Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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