Ralston Valley entered their tilt with Lakewood with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Lakewood Tigers on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Ralston Valley also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Wyatt Morwood tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kai Douglas, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base.
On Lakewood's side, Quinn Lukrafka and Julian Duran stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lukrafka went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Duran scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Lakewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Ralston Valley will face off against Arvada West at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ralston Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Lakewood, they will head out on the road to challenge Chatfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lakewood has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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