Baseball Recap: Alameda Wins Going Away Against Aurora Central

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Denver West	25
03/08/25 vs Denver West	20
03/15/25 @ Manual	14
03/22/25 vs Greeley Central	13
03/28/25 vs Aurora Central	11

Alameda won the last time they faced Aurora Central and things went their way on Friday too. Alameda blew past Aurora Central 12-1. Considering the Pirates have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Angel Arroyo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Vinny Arguello was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cesar H, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Alameda was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Alameda is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. Aurora Central now has a losing record of 2-3.

Looking ahead, Alameda will challenge Arvada at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Arvada has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something Alameda will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Aurora Central, they will face off against Gateway at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aurora Central's pitchers better be ready for this one: Gateway has averaged an impressive 11 runs per game this season.