After two games on the road, Denver West is heading back home. They will take on the Alameda Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Denver West played against George Washington and lost via forfeit.
Alameda's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Conifer on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Lobos. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Alameda's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Denver West's loss was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Alameda, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Denver West might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Alameda in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alameda's Ivan Baca, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Denver West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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