Baseball Recap: Mountain Vista Golden Eagles vs. Arapahoe Warriors
Mountain Vista scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Arapahoe Warriors by a score of 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Vista.
Mountain Vista got a great performance from Grant Shepardson as he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Shepardson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Giampetro, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Crawford, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
On Arapahoe's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Chain, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Arapahoe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Smart, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Vista's victory bumped their record up to 2-5-1. As for Arapahoe, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-3.
Mountain Vista will head out on the road to take on Fort Collins at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Arapahoe, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lakewood at 11:00 a.m. Arapahoe is facing Lakewood at the right time seeing as Lakewood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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