The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Chatfield Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Vista will be strutting in after a win while Chatfield will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Mountain Vista narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cherry Creek 2-1.
Grant Shepardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He also posted 1 ERA for the first time this season.
At the plate, Mountain Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Giampetro, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chatfield suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Rock Canyon on Thursday. Chatfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chatfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Romero, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Romero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Chatfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rock Canyon only tossed three.
Mountain Vista's win bumped their record up to 3-7-1. As for Chatfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Mountain Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Chatfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Vista since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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