Standley Lake is 8-2 against Littleton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Standley Lake Gators will be playing at home against the Littleton Lions at 4:00 p.m. Standley Lake will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
On Monday, Standley Lake earned a 5-1 victory over Pomona.
Chris Blanco made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Blanco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Blanco was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Blanco wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Geist, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Littleton lost 18-4 to D'Evelyn on Tuesday. Littleton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Littleton also got a good showing from Luke Kennedy, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Thomas Kusner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Robby Schiebel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Standley Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Littleton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Standley Lake has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Littleton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Standley Lake skirted past Littleton 8-7 in their previous matchup on April 13th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Littleton's Peyton Brooks, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Standley Lake still be able to contain Brooks? There's only one way to find out.
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