The Weld Central Rebels will venture away from home to square off against the Strasburg Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Weld Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Weld Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Platte Valley on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 2-1.
Luke Witzel
| 04/08/25 vs Platte Valley | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Grand Valley | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Aurora Central | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Grand Valley | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Eagle Valley | 1 |
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Luke Witzel put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Weld Central is 2-1 when Witzel posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-5 otherwise.
Witzel wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marcello Rossi, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Strasburg came up short against Platte Valley on Thursday, falling 12-2.
Weld Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Strasburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
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