On Saturday Wheat Ridge will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Wheat Ridge will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They came up short against Pomona, falling 14-3. The Farmers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Skarlette Arenas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryanna Palfy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, D'Evelyn unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Golden by a score of 10-9.
Lyla Nagy was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Fletcher, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
The defeat snapped Wheat Ridge's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7 record. As for D'Evelyn, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wheat Ridge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like D'Evelyn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wheat Ridge might still be hurting after the 21-9 defeat they got from D'Evelyn when the teams last played on September 10th. Can Wheat Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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