The Ralston Valley Mustangs will take on the Chatfield Chargers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ralston Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Chatfield will come in with six straight victories.
Arvada West hit Ralston Valley with a five-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 11-1 to the Wildcats.
Ralston Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Gilbreath, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Chatfield narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ralston Valley 4-3. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by just one run.
Chatfield also got a great performance from Riley Suddath as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Suddath has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brody Logan, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.
Chatfield lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post two or more home runs.
Chatfield pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Ralston Valley, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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