The Arapahoe Warriors will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Arapahoe unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-4 to Ralston Valley.
Arapahoe got a good showing from Gussie Maynard, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Arapahoe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camran Eakin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Rocky Mountain on Saturday.
Mountain Vista also got a great performance from Chase Ruden as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Austin Graber picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Mountain Vista let Cruz Martinez and Andrew Beffel loose on the outfield. Martinez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Beffel scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Arapahoe's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Mountain Vista, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arapahoe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Arapahoe came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Does Arapahoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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