On Tuesday, Columbine faced Arvada West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Columbine Rebels skirted past the Arvada West Wildcats 6-5. The victory was familiar territory for the Rebels who have now won four matches in a row.
The team relied heavily on Katie Forbes, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Santaniello, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Columbine's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Arvada West, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-5.
Columbine will venture away from home to square off against Bear Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Arvada West, they will head out to take on Ralston Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arvada West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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