Overland is 2-7 against Adams City since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Overland Trailblazers will host the Adams City Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Overland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Overland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Douglas County on Thursday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 16-2.
Meanwhile, Adams City got themselves on the board against Denver West on Thursday, but Denver West never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with an 18-0 victory.
Leyla Jaquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Jaquez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adams City got a massive performance out of Karyme Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oriah Romero, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adams City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Overland's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Adams City, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Overland took their victory against Adams City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-8. Does Overland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Adams City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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