The Skyview Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Rangeview Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Skyview has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Rangeview will come in with four straight victories.
Skyview came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss last Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Vista PEAK Prep by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
While Rangeview didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Aurora Central by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday.
Rangeview's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colten Burch, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Derek Catalan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Rangeview's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only two in the others. As for Skyview, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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