Widefield and Woodland Park are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Widefield Gladiators will head out on the road to take on the Woodland Park Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Widefield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Widefield had just enough and edged Lewis-Palmer out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Widefield.
Liam Gordon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Widefield's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Prantl, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Woodland Park lost 16-1 to Manitou Springs on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Woodland Park in their matchups with Manitou Springs: they've now lost six in a row.
Widefield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Woodland Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Woodland Park's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Widefield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Woodland Park, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Widefield's hitters?
Widefield beat Woodland Park 7-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Widefield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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