Englewood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Arvada Bulldogs an 11-0 shutout. With that victory, Englewood brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Grant Pebbles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Pebbles has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pebbles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Chris Cordova was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Dom Dever was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Arvada's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harley Medina, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Englewood's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Arvada, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Englewood will head out on the road to square off against Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Englewood is facing Jefferson at the right time seeing as Jefferson is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Arvada, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Denver West at 4:30 p.m.
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