The Widefield Gladiators will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Littleton Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Widefield came up short against The Classical Academy and fell 8-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Gladiators in their meetings with the Titans: they've now lost five in a row.
Widefield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Gordon, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Littleton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 9-6 to Smoky Hill.
Peyton Brooks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Calonder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Littleton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Widefield, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
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