Cheyenne Mountain and Air Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Air Academy Kadets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
On Monday, everything went Cheyenne Mountain's way against Lewis-Palmer as Cheyenne Mountain made off with a 14-2 victory. Considering the Red-Tailed Hawks have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylah Rivera was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Mountain let Abbi Houger and Madison Anderson loose on the outfield. Houger scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Anderson scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Lee, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis-Palmer only posted a batting average of .250.
Meanwhile, Air Academy hadn't done well against Discovery Canyon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Air Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Discovery Canyon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kadets.
Bailey Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Air Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maeleigh Hunt, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Cheyenne Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Air Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-15.
Air Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cheyenne Mountain has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Air Academy, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given Cheyenne Mountain's sizable advantage in that area, Air Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cheyenne Mountain took their win against Air Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-2. Does Cheyenne Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Air Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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