The Monte Vista Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Denver Christian Thunder at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Monte Vista sitting on 14 straight victories and Denver Christian on 15.
Monte Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Dawson School out 2-1. That's two games straight that Monte Vista has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Denver Christian stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Meeker as Denver Christian made off with a 6-0 win. Give Denver Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Brayden Epperhart's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Mason Reilly was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Patrick Elson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Monte Vista's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Denver Christian, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
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