Wheat Ridge is 2-8 against Golden since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Farmers will square off against the Demons at 11:00 a.m. Wheat Ridge has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wheat Ridge is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Pomona. That's two games in a row now that the Farmers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Golden had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Cougars.
Sawyer Brinkman tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gunnar Hetrick, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Luca Casali was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Golden kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive games.
Golden's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Wheat Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Wheat Ridge might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Golden in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Farmers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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