After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Conifer, Wheat Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Dakota Ridge Eagles with a sharp 16-4 victory. The Farmers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Haley Cross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
At the plate, Oliva Hoppe was a standout: she scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Claire Tompkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheat Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive matches.
The win snapped Wheat Ridge's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-6 record. As for Dakota Ridge, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Wheat Ridge will face off against Fairview at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Dakota Ridge, they will head out to challenge Conifer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Conifer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
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