The Sunnyslope Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunnyslope is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Sunnyslope is ranked highly in their home state, and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lutheran. Sunnyslope came out on top in a nail-biter against Lutheran and snuck past 6-4.
Diego Lovesy looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Keogh was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Short, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Cibola by a score of 2-1.
Sunnyslope is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Boulder Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Sunnyslope skirted past Boulder Creek 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Boulder Creek's Quinton Lorgeree, who pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Sunnyslope to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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