Denver Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Colorado Academy Mustangs by a score of 13-9. Denver Christian's win was all the more impressive since Colorado Academy was averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Brayden Epperhart and Mason Reilly were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Epperhart tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Reilly struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Epperhart scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Reilly scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nathan Buehrer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caleb Stork, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
On Colorado Academy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Reiter, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. Miles Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Denver Christian pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Colorado Academy, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Denver Christian will take on Byers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Colorado Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Forge Christian at 3:30 p.m. Forge Christian will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Colorado Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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