Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver South). Everything went their way against the Denver East Angels on Tuesday as the Denver South Ravens made off with an 18-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Ravens, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Gibson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Gibson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Denver South got a massive performance out of Emma Gibson, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits Gibson has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Aubrie Ezell, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Denver South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive games.
Denver South has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Denver East, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Denver South will square off against Northfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. As for Denver East, they will face off against Thomas Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long.
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