The Boulder Panthers will take on the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Boulder barely beat Westminster the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Wolves on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Kai Paradise looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Maks Matheson
| 05/08/26 vs Westminster | 2 |
| 05/04/26 @ Riverdale Ridge | 1 |
| 04/23/26 vs Mountain Range | 1 |
| 04/14/26 @ Westminster | 1 |
| 04/11/26 @ Horizon | 1 |
At the plate, Boulder let Maks Matheson and Sam Skubic run wild. Matheson went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Skubic got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two doubles gave Matheson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn Torvik, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles.
Boulder was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge got themselves on the board against Highlands Ranch on Friday, but Highlands Ranch never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Falcons.
Not much got past Cameron Carpinello, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Highlands Ranch off the board. Carpinello has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hudson Fagerholt, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Ashton Santomo was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Boulder's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for ThunderRidge, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Boulder hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like ThunderRidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Boulder came up short against ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, falling 6-3. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
