The Broomfield Eagles will take on the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Broomfield has 13 straight wins, Grand Junction Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Broomfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Holy Family, who was ranked fifth at the time (Broomfield was ranked first). The Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since August 29th.
Ireland Heer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Broomfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Wheaton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central came up short against Fruita Monument on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Emma Grabau was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Grand Junction Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Broomfield, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
Broomfield might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Grand Junction Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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