Highlands Ranch extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 9-13 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the ThunderRidge Grizzlies. If the Falcons were looking for revenge after losing 12-8 to the Grizzlies when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Ayden Wells made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
As for ThunderRidge, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since April 10th.
On ThunderRidge's side, they got a great performance from Mark Okerstrom as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, ThunderRidge let Kyle Zebroski and Colton Lien run wild. Zebroski went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Lien went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That's the most RBI Zebroski has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Christy, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Coincidentally, Highlands Ranch and ThunderRidge will both be playing Boulder the next time they take the field. The Grizzlies will host the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Falcons will host them at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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