The Las Animas Trojans will take on the Monte Vista Pirates at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Las Animas heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They lost 11-3 to Dayspring Christian Academy. Las Animas' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Las Animas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cordell Reisch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of 14 wins, Monte Vista's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Denver Christian.
Las Animas' loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-3. As for Monte Vista, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Las Animas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monte Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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