The Arvada West Wildcats will challenge the Chatfield Chargers at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Arvada West will be looking to extend their current 20-game winning streak.
Arvada West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Fruita Monument. Considering Arvada West has won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Beau Friesen and Cooper Vais did most of the damage at the plate: Friesen went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Vais went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits Friesen has posted since back in March. Keegan Millikan was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Arvada West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .654. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Chatfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Collins on Saturday, taking the game 13-8.
Brady Harman was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Chatfield is undefeated when Harman posts one or more home runs, but 9-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Keir Traurig, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Arvada West's win bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Chatfield, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Arvada West hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chatfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Arvada West's way against Chatfield when the teams last played last Saturday, as Arvada West made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
