Sadly, Highlands Ranch is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They fell 7-4 to the Desert Mountain Wolves on Friday.
Thomas Healy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Highlands Ranch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Lyle, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Desert Mountain's side, Austin Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew Jones was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. Quentin Starbuck was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Highlands Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Desert Mountain, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Highlands Ranch will be playing at home against Sisters at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highlands Ranch has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Desert Mountain, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Century at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Desert Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Century's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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