Golden dropped their record down to 26-5 on Saturday, which also ended the team's ten-game streak of wins at home. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Red-Tailed Hawks this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-2 defeat on Saturday.
Sawyer Brinkman
| 05/31/25 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 7 |
| 05/23/25 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 9 |
| 05/17/25 vs Pueblo South | 5 |
| 05/17/25 vs Longmont | 5 |
| 05/10/25 vs Dakota Ridge | 9 |
| + 8 more games |
Sawyer Brinkman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jaydon Stroup was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
As for Cheyenne Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-9-1. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
On Cheyenne Mountain's side, Nate Glad made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Glad a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. He has become a key player for Cheyenne Mountain: the team is 15-0-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Javin Eslinger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Cheyenne Mountain let Jansen Roberts and Noah Reickert run wild. Roberts went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple, while Reickert went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple was Roberts' first of the season.
As of now, neither Golden nor Cheyenne Mountain have any future games scheduled.
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