Denver East put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Overland Trailblazers with a sharp 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Denver East.
Cameron Emmons made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Emmons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hank Usalavage was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Michael Heller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Denver East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Overland, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Denver East will stay at home for another game and welcome Lincoln at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lincoln is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Denver East will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Overland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cherry Creek at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Overland has given up an average of 11.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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