On Monday, Arvada West faced Chatfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arvada West Wildcats fell just short of the Chatfield Chargers by a score of 8-7. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chargers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Hallie Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Makinzi Gallegos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The loss snapped Arvada West's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-8 record. As for Chatfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Arvada West will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Bear Creek at 4:00 p.m. Arvada West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Chatfield, they will venture away from home to square off against Ralston Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ralston Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Chatfield will come in with four straight victories.
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