The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Arapahoe Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Arapahoe will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Mountain Vista sidestepped Rocky Mountain for a 5-3 win.
Mountain Vista got a great performance from Chase Ruden as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Austin Graber relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Mountain Vista let Cruz Martinez and Andrew Beffel loose on the outfield. Martinez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Beffel scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ralston Valley.
Arapahoe also got a good showing from Gussie Maynard, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Arapahoe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camran Eakin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mountain Vista made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-5-1. As for Arapahoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Arapahoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountain Vista couldn't quite finish off Arapahoe when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Mountain Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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