Green Mountain is 2-8 against Wheat Ridge since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Green Mountain Rams will host the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:00 p.m. Green Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Green Mountain made easy work of Standley Lake and carried off a 16-3 victory.
Jenna Neuenschwander made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Neuenschwander was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caroline Salaver was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dalilah Camacho, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Green Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 36%.
Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 20-8 to Golden.
Skarlette Arenas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Tompkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
The win got Green Mountain back to even at 9-9. As for Wheat Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 9-9.
Green Mountain beat Wheat Ridge 6-3 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Green Mountain repeat their success, or does Wheat Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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