The Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Routt Catholic Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Hill/Western has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 11 straight losses, while Routt Catholic will come in with five straight victories.
Pleasant Hill/Western is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Augusta Southeastern on Saturday. They lost 10-1 to the Suns.
Meanwhile, Routt Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Greenfield/Northwestern on Tuesday, taking the game 10-6.
Brady Turner made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Turner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Turner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Isaac Long was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Eli Olson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Pleasant Hill/Western's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Routt Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
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