Green Mountain is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Golden is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Green Mountain Rams will take on the Golden Demons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Green Mountain's way against Standley Lake as Green Mountain made off with an 11-1 win.
Green Mountain got a great performance from Simon Lunsford as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Lunsford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Livingood, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Demetreus Padilla, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Golden put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Denver South as Golden made off with a 12-2 victory.
Braeden McCarroll made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. McCarroll was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Paulson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Luca Casali, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Green Mountain's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Golden, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Green Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Golden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Green Mountain suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Golden in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Green Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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