Cheyenne Mountain is 10-0 against Discovery Canyon since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cheyenne Mountain can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Vista Ridge 17-4. While fans of Cheyenne Mountain might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Ace Eilmes looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cheyenne Mountain let Jansen Roberts and Gavin Crawford loose on the outfield. Roberts scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Crawford scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Andrew Campbell was another key contributor, scoring three runs.
Meanwhile, even though The Classical Academy scored an imposing 11 runs on Saturday, Discovery Canyon still came out on top. Discovery Canyon had just enough and edged The Classical Academy out 12-11.
Tyler Weller and Alex Gregoire did most of the damage at the plate: Weller went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Gregoire got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Teltschik, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Cheyenne Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Discovery Canyon, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cheyenne Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Discovery Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Cheyenne Mountain's way against Discovery Canyon when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Cheyenne Mountain made off with a 9-3 win. Will Cheyenne Mountain repeat their success, or does Discovery Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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