The Highlands Ranch Falcons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Vista Ridge Wolves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highlands Ranch will be strutting in after a win while Vista Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Highlands Ranch will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Castle View, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Highlands Ranch put the hurt on Castle View with a sharp 12-2 victory on Friday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Belle Andrews made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Highlands Ranch got a massive performance out of Lydia Slocum, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Bri Cordray, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highlands Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .515. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 32.6%.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Pine Creek. They took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Tuesday. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Highlands Ranch's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Vista Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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