Conifer is 1-8 against Golden since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Conifer Lobos will head out on the road to challenge the Golden Demons at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Conifer sitting on three straight victories and Golden on five.
On Thursday, it was close, but Conifer sidestepped Green Mountain for a 5-4 win.
Jackson Kosar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ely Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Golden beat D'Evelyn 7-3 on Thursday.
Braeden McCarroll made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. McCarroll has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. McCarroll was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Golden got a great performance from Kohei Shimada as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, Luca Casali was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Dehm, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
The victory got Conifer back to even at 6-6. As for Golden, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Conifer might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Golden when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Conifer, Noah Wicks (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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