The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out to challenge the Windsor Wizards at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dakota Ridge is looking for their season's first win.
Dakota Ridge came up short against Arizona College Prep on Saturday, falling 14-4.
Dakota Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Johnson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Johnson brought in this season. Jackson Barrett was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Dakota Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Windsor). They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over Pueblo East on Saturday. The Wizards haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Wyatt Gustafson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Tripp Thomas was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and one run. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Teegan Cole, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Windsor's record now sits at 4-1. As for Dakota Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Dakota Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Windsor in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-7. Can Dakota Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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