The Greeley West Spartans will challenge the University Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Greeley West's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.
Greeley West's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Loveland 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 12 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, University has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.63 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against Eaton, falling 22-9. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
University saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Goetzel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rylie Tennent, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, University kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in five consecutive matchups.
Greeley West pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for University, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
Greeley West might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from University when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Can Greeley West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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