Woodland Park has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Canon City Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Woodland Park lost 19-7 to The Classical Academy on Saturday. The Panthers have struggled against the Titans recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Christine Renteria was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adey Hughes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Woodland Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Canon City never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against James Irwin last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 16-1 victory. Considering the Tigers have won six matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Krystina Hurst made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Taylor Hand was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kristyn Barnes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Woodland Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Canon City, their record is now 6-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Woodland Park has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Canon City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Woodland Park suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Canon City in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Woodland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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