The Coronado Cougars will face off against the Widefield Gladiators at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Coronado faced off against Canon City on Tuesday. Coronado came up short against Canon City, falling 14-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coronado saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bentley Brandt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Widefield suffered their biggest defeat since August 24th on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to Falcon. The loss continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Widefield, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Coronado has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Widefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Coronado suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Widefield in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Coronado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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