It was a Battle of the Birds when Denver South duked it out withHorizon on Saturday. The Denver South Ravens had just enough and edged the Horizon Hawks out 7-6. The win was familiar territory for the Ravens who have now won four matchups in a row.
Olivia Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Gibson, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Krosky, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Denver South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only posted a batting average of .250.
Denver South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Denver South will welcome Thomas Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Denver South will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Horizon, they will venture away from home to square off against Legacy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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