Lakewood lost against Ralston Valley last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lakewood Tigers took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralston Valley Mustangs. Lakewood has not had much luck with Ralston Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
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.
On Ralston Valley's side, they got a great performance from Wyatt Morwood as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Morwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kai Douglas was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Ralston Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Lakewood will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Chatfield at 11:00 a.m. Chatfield has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.5 runs per game on average), something Lakewood will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Ralston Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Arvada West at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ralston Valley sitting on three straight victories and Arvada West on six.
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