The Arapahoe Warriors will face off against the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Arapahoe will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 11-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Grandview by a score of 7-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost seven in a row.
Arapahoe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Schlissberg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Izzy Garcetti, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill lost 13-3 to Cherokee Trail on Monday. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arapahoe now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Smoky Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Smoky Hill's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Arapahoe has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Smoky Hill, though, as they've been averaging 12.4. Given Arapahoe's sizable advantage in that area, Smoky Hill will need to find a way to close that gap.
Arapahoe beat Smoky Hill 8-5 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Arapahoe repeat their success, or does Smoky Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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