The Douglas County Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arapahoe Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, Douglas County came up short against Rock Canyon and fell 8-3.
Douglas County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Geiser, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Arapahoe had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Mullen on Thursday. Arapahoe has not had much luck with Mullen recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Camran Eakin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Loic DeRosear, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Douglas County now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Arapahoe, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Douglas County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Arapahoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Douglas County took their win against Arapahoe when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Douglas County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arapahoe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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