The Arvada West Wildcats will be playing at home against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Arvada West beats Ralston Valley with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Arvada West blew past Dakota Ridge 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Arvada West.
The team relied heavily on Jordan Stremel, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tate Deal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lakewood a 12-0 shutout. While fans of Ralston Valley might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ralston Valley also got a great performance from Wyatt Morwood as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Morwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Madden was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Kai Douglas was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Arvada West pushed their record up to 12-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Ralston Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-7.
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