Wheat Ridge and Evergreen pushed the score to 20-3 the last time they played Evergreen, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Farmers fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-0. The Farmers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Henry Deknikker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
At the plate, Wheat Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Trione, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Wheat Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Evergreen, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season.
Wheat Ridge will welcome Green Mountain at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Evergreen, they will challenge Conifer at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lobos have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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