Overland had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 5-9 to make it five. They lost 14-0 to the Skyview Wolverines. The shutout was out of character for the Blazers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for Skyview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
For Skyview's part, Marcus Archuleta was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Archuleta a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Kaleb Rodriguez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Adrian Sanchez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Overland will take on rival Aurora Central at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Skyview is set to face off against their familiar foe Gateway at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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