Lakewood is on a four-game streak of home losses, Columbine a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Lakewood Tigers will take on the Columbine Rebels at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Lakewood after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 16-1 to Bear Creek.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Duran, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and a double.
Meanwhile, Columbine came up short against Chatfield on Thursday and fell 11-7.
Jack Snyder stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Frainier, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Columbine didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Columbine, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-1.
Lakewood skirted past Columbine 6-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Lakewood repeat their success, or does Columbine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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