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| 10/02/25 - Home | 1-5 L | 
| 10/07/24 - Home | 10-4 W | 
| 09/18/24 - Away | 8-15 L | 
| 10/02/23 - Away | 5-1 W | 
| 09/13/23 - Home | 10-0 W | 
| + 5 more games | 
Discovery Canyon is 8-2 against Cheyenne Mountain since September of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Thunder will square off against the Red-Tailed Hawks at 4:00  p.m. Discovery Canyon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the  matchup with five straight  defeats, while Cheyenne Mountain will come in with three straight  wins.
Pueblo County hit Discovery Canyon with a four-run seventh inning  on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunder fell  8-4 to the Hornets. That's two games in a row now that the Thunder have lost by  exactly four  runs.
 Bella Holcomb put in work no matter where she played. She  struck out six batters over  six innings while giving up  three earned  (and five unearned) runs off   four  hits. Holcomb was also solid in the batter's box,  going 2-for-4 with one  triple, one  run,  and one  RBI.
 Holcomb wasn't  the only one making solid contact as  four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was  Taylor McCann, who  went 2-for-4 with one  run, one  double,  and one  RBI.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain made easy work of Lewis-Palmer  on Friday and carried off  a  14-3 victory. Considering the Red-Tailed Hawks have won ten games by more than six  runs this season, Friday's  blowout was nothing new.
Like Discovery Canyon, Cheyenne Mountain also got a great game from a two-way player:  Addison Gutschick. On the mound, she  struck out seven batters over  six innings while giving up just two earned  (and one unearned) runs off   five  hits (and only one walk). Gutschick was also big at the plate,  getting on base  in four of her five plate appearances with two  runs, one  stolen base,  and one  RBI.
 In other batting news,  Abbi Houger was a standout: she got on base  in four of her five plate appearances with three  RBI and two  runs. That's the most  RBI  she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was  Rylie Hanna, who  went 1-for-2 with three  RBI, one  stolen base,  and one  run.
 Cheyenne Mountain  hit smart and  finished the game with only two  strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters  in four consecutive  contests.
 Cheyenne Mountain's record now sits at 15-4. As for Discovery Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Monday's   matchup will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Discovery Canyon hasn't had any issues making contact this season,  having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Cheyenne Mountain struggles in that department as   they've  averaged .341. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
 Discovery Canyon came up short against Cheyenne Mountain in their previous matchup  on Thursday, falling  5-1. Can the Thunder avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.