Woodland Park and Widefield are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Woodland Park Panthers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Widefield Gladiators, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m.
Woodland Park lost 16-1 to Manitou Springs on Saturday. Woodland Park has not had much luck with Manitou Springs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Widefield narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lewis-Palmer 3-2. That's two games straight that Widefield has won by just one run.
Liam Gordon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Widefield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Prantl, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Woodland Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Widefield, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Woodland Park has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Widefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Woodland Park came up short against Widefield in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Woodland Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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