The Golden Demons will take on the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Golden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Golden is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-9 margin over Green Mountain on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Demons.
Adrianna Riddle made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Riddle was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Madeline Stubenrauch was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Daely Peterson, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Wheat Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against D'Evelyn, falling 21-9. While the Farmers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Claire Tompkins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliet Jackson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Golden's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Golden has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. However, it's not like Wheat Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Golden was able to grind out a solid win over Wheat Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 7-2. Does Golden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheat Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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