Englewood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Jefferson Saints. The win was familiar territory for Englewood who now have four in a row.
Grant Pebbles made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Pebbles has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Pebbles was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Englewood let Chris Cordova and Jayce Prante loose on the outfield. Cordova scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Prante went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Cordova has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carlos Ibanez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Jefferson's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Alvarado, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Englewood's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Jefferson, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Englewood will take on Fort Lupton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Englewood's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Fort Lupton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jefferson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against DSST: Montview at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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