The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks are on the road again on Saturday to play the Rifle Bears at 12:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cheyenne Mountain's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pueblo South 1-0.
Jack Erlander looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Glad was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Rifle can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Battle Mountain as Rifle made off with a 16-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for Rifle who now have four in a row.
Robbie Magnuson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Duncan, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Cheyenne Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Rifle, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cheyenne Mountain has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Rifle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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