While Ralston Valley put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Arvada West. The Ralston Valley Mustangs narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Arvada West Wildcats 1-0. The victory was familiar territory for Ralston Valley who now have four in a row.
The result came thanks to Grant Belcher's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ralston Valley's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Madden, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Arvada West's side, they got a good showing from Jaxon Saunders, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Ralston Valley's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-8. As for Arvada West, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
Ralston Valley will head out on the road to challenge Boulder at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ralston Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Boulder's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Arvada West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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