Baseball Recap: Denver Christian picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:47pm

Baseball Recap: Denver Christian Thunder vs. Dawson School Mustangs

Denver Christian can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Dawson School Mustangs as the Denver Christian Thunder made off with a 9-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Denver Christian as they're now sitting on 11 straight.

Brayden Epperhart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Asher Hawes, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Buehrer, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.

On Dawson School's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Milo Richtel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Denver Christian pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Dawson School, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.

Denver Christian will head out on the road to square off against Clear Creek at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Dawson School, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Jefferson at 4:15 p.m. Dawson School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.

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