Denver Christian is 0-7 against Colorado Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Denver Christian Thunder will be staying on the road to face off against the Colorado Academy Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Denver Christian: 3.4, Colorado Academy: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Denver Christian will head into Thursday's game having proved themselves against Flatirons Academy: Denver Christian took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Flatirons Academy, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. Denver Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Flatirons Academy 4-2.
Nate Bovasso was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Frankie Spallone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Colorado Academy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pumas a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Colorado Academy has scored all season.
Colorado Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Reiter, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Denver Christian pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Colorado Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Denver Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .419. However, it's not like Colorado Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .367. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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