The Denver Christian Thunder will challenge the Forge Christian Fury at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Denver Christian 2.7, Forge Christian 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Forge Christian will be up against a hot Denver Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Thunder came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Jefferson Academy.
Denver Christian's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mason Reilly, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Trey Speir was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Reilly wasn't the only one making solid contact: Denver Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Kent Denver as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fury, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Forge Christian also got a great performance from Jonathan Tipton as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Ben McLean was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jonah Boykin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Denver Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Forge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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