The Highlands Ranch Falcons will head out to challenge the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Highlands Ranch nor Smoky Hill posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Highlands Ranch's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Legend on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Titans. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill came up short against Eaglecrest on Saturday, falling 13-1. The Buffaloes haven't had much luck with the Raptors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Smoky Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikiah Light, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Highlands Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Smoky Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Smoky Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Highlands Ranch has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Smoky Hill, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Will Highlands Ranch keep running through batters, or will Smoky Hill buck the trend?
Highlands Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Smoky Hill in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, winning 17-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highlands Ranch since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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