The Brighton Bulldogs will square off against the Boulder Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brighton will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Brighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northglenn an 18-0 shutout on Thursday. The Bulldogs have beaten the Norsemen the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Norsemen has come to flipping the script.
Nolan Engle
| 05/01/25 vs Northglenn | 9 |
| 04/12/25 @ Westminster | 8 |
| 04/25/24 vs Loveland | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Penn-Trafford | 2 |
| 05/04/24 vs Horizon | 2 |
Nolan Engle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Waltemath, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Brighton: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Blake George was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Brighton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Boulder came up short against Prairie View on Friday, falling 8-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Thunderhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Boulder saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Torvik, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Boulder's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Brighton, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
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