The Arapahoe Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Douglas County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Arapahoe had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Mullen. Arapahoe has struggled against Mullen recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Camran Eakin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Loic DeRosear was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Douglas County came up short against Rock Canyon on Friday and fell 8-3.
Douglas County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Geiser, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Arapahoe's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Douglas County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Arapahoe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Douglas County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Arapahoe suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Douglas County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Arapahoe, Max Stanley (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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