Warriors
| 04/10/25 vs Cherokee Trail | 16 |
| 03/18/25 vs Denver North | 11 |
| 03/10/25 @ Rock Canyon | 10 |
| 03/27/25 vs El Camino | 9 |
| 03/17/25 @ Douglas County | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arapahoe). They were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Cherokee Trail Cougars on Thursday. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Gussie Maynard looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Brown, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Noah Nielson was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Arapahoe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Arapahoe will square off against rival Mullen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in the Warriors' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while the Mustangs have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail is set to challenge their familiar foe Grandview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.9, the Wolves 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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