There's no place like home for Pomona, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Wheat Ridge Farmers 13-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pomona considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brayden Richards was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Richards was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brycen Hanners was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Spencer Werner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Wheat Ridge's side, Ezekiel O'Boyel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Pomona's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Wheat Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pomona will take on Littleton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Littleton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Wheat Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against D'Evelyn at 4:00 p.m. Wheat Ridge and D'Evelyn are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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