Conifer has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, everything went Conifer's way against Littleton as Conifer made off with a 14-4 victory.
Conifer let Kolten Hogzett and Ely Miller loose on the outfield. Hogzett went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Miller scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Cole Margulis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, D'Evelyn gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Wheat Ridge with a sharp 16-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for D'Evelyn.
Russell Balcer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevyn Feldon, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Conifer's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for D'Evelyn, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Conifer skirted past D'Evelyn 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was D'Evelyn's Darian Valdez-Berriel, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Conifer still be able to contain Valdez-Berriel? There's only one way to find out.
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