The Vista PEAK Prep Bison will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Arvada West Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vista PEAK Prep was handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Skyview. The Bison haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Eli Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Vista PEAK Prep is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Ezra Wise
| 03/25/25 @ Skyview | 3 |
| 04/02/24 vs Rangeview | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Lutheran | 1 |
| 04/15/24 @ Aurora Central | 1 |
| 04/05/24 @ Denver South | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ezra Wise, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eric Houser, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Arvada West never let their opponents score last Tuesday. They blew past Brooks 12-0. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Cooper Vais was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season. Levi Lueck was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Arvada West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Vista PEAK Prep back to even at 4-4. As for Arvada West, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-1.
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