The Alameda Pirates will challenge the Arvada Bulldogs at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Alameda will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Aurora Central on Tuesday. Alameda blew past Aurora Central 17-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Arvada's way against Platte Canyon last Tuesday as Arvada made off with an 18-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Arvada let Amiah Picaso and Alyssa Moreno loose on the outfield. Picaso fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2, while Moreno went 3-for-3 with seven RBI, three doubles, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Salem Duran, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arvada always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .923. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Alameda now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Arvada, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Alameda might still be hurting after the 20-6 defeat they got from Arvada when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Alameda avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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