Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver North). They never let the Denver East Angels onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Veronica Loera-Tafoya made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Loera-Tafoya was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Denver North got a massive performance out of Xavia Escobedo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Elina Gutierrez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Denver North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for Denver North and bumps their season record up to 4-7. As for Denver East, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Denver North will take on Aurora Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Denver North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Denver East, they will square off against Denver South at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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