Baseball Recap: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Doherty Spartans
There's no place like home for Discovery Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Doherty Spartans on Saturday as the Discovery Canyon Thunder made off with a 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Discovery Canyon considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ty Peters made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Peters was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Teltschik, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and a double while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate Singleton, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Doherty's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Delbridge, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Discovery Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Doherty, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-11.
Discovery Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmer Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palmer Ridge has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.52 runs per game on average), something Discovery Canyon will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Doherty, they will head out on the road to challenge Fountain-Fort Carson at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fountain-Fort Carson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.16 runs per game on average), something Doherty will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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