The Discovery Canyon Thunder will head out on the road to challenge the Littleton Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Discovery Canyon has six straight wins, Littleton has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Discovery Canyon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Coronado 23-1 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Thunder with their most commanding win of the season.
Eoin Adams looked comfortable as he struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Tristan Propes was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Cole Teltschik was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
Discovery Canyon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Littleton's offense. They came up short against Widefield on Saturday, falling 10-0.
Discovery Canyon pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Littleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Littleton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Discovery Canyon hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .476. It's a different story for Littleton, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Discovery Canyon's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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