Baseball Recap: Englewood Wins Going Away Against Platte Canyon

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Arrupe Jesuit	11
04/12/25 @ Lincoln	10
03/24/25 vs Thornton	10
03/13/25 vs DSST: Montview	8
04/23/25 vs Platte Canyon	7

After only one run in their last matchup, Englewood made sure to put some runs up on the board against Platte Canyon on Wednesday. The Pirates were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Huskies. Considering the Pirates have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Grant Pebbles made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Englewood's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Pebbles was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Pebbles wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Perez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most hits Perez has posted since back in April of 2024. Another was Bobby Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Englewood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory got Englewood back to even at 7-7. As for Platte Canyon, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Englewood will face off against Denver West at 4:00 p.m. on May 1. As for Platte Canyon, they will square off against Estes Park at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.