The Platte Canyon Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lyons Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Platte Canyon lost 18-2 to Florence on Saturday.
Meanwhile, everything went Lyons' way against Timnath on Thursday as Lyons made off with a 10-2 win. Considering the Lions have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gretta Wynja made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Lyons let Ava Vasquez and Luci Santesteban loose on the outfield. Vasquez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Santesteban scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The last time Santesteban's batting average was this high was back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Leora Hagan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Lyons was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timnath only posted a batting average of .192.
Platte Canyon dropped their record down to 0-6 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lyons, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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