The Wheat Ridge Farmers will take on the Lincoln Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheat Ridge has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wheat Ridge is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 14-1 to D'Evelyn. The game marked the Farmers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Lincoln made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bruce Randolph on Tuesday. The Lancers were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Grizzlies. Considering the Lancers have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gio Castro made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sam Trujillo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Lincoln is undefeated when Trujillo posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jose Bustos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bruce Randolph only posted an OBP of .348.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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