The South Park Burros will head out to challenge the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South Park has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Park blew Cripple Creek-Victor out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Cripple Creek-Victor got their revenge. The Burros fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 11-9. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Kyle Basnett
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Aiden Wilson and Kyle Basnett did some serious damage despite the final result: Wilson scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Basnett scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Basnett is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Caleb Miller also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Clear Creek ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Front Range Christian 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golddiggers have posted since April 23, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Wyatt Huff, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Lewis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Clear Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Clear Creek's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for South Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Clear Creek's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Park has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .461. It's a different story for Clear Creek, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain South Park's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
