The Englewood Pirates will square off against the Thornton Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Englewood will be strutting in after a win while Thornton will be coming in after a defeat.
Englewood took a loss when they played away from home on March 6th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They put the hurt on DSST: Montview with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won three in a row.
Grant Pebbles
| 03/13/25 vs DSST: Montview | 14 |
| 03/07/24 @ Weld Central | 13 |
| 05/03/24 vs Bruce Randolph | 12 |
| 04/06/24 vs Arvada | 12 |
| 04/08/24 @ Jefferson | 11 |
Grant Pebbles was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bobby Garcia, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thornton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rangeview.
Thornton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Stehle, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. Diego Aquino also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Thornton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Englewood, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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