Summit will head out on the road to take on Canon City at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Summit managed to slip by Northfield the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Tigers lost 12-2 to the Nighthawks on Wednesday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Summit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JP Vietti, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canon City didn't have quite enough to beat Widefield on Thursday and fell 3-1. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Canon City's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5. As for Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Summit has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Canon City struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Summit beat Canon City 7-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will Summit repeat their success, or does Canon City has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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