After four games on the road, Conifer is heading back home. They will welcome the Standley Lake Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Conifer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Conifer's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Dakota Ridge as Conifer made off with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Lobos have won 12 games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Conifer let Ruby Haver and Sydney Aikin loose on the outfield. Haver went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Aikin went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor Sikora, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Conifer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dakota Ridge only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, Standley Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 12-1 to Wheat Ridge.
Conifer is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Standley Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Standley Lake's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Conifer has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Standley Lake, though, as they've been averaging 10.9. Given Conifer's sizable advantage in that area, Standley Lake will need to find a way to close that gap.
Conifer took their win against Standley Lake in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0. Does Conifer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Standley Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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