The Englewood Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Lupton Bluedevils at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Englewood has four straight wins, Fort Lupton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Englewood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Jefferson 13-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Englewood with their most commanding win of the season.
Grant Pebbles was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Pebbles has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Pebbles was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Englewood let Chris Cordova and Jayce Prante loose on the outfield. Cordova scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Prante went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Cordova is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Carlos Ibanez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Lupton came up short against Arrupe Jesuit on Monday and fell 12-8.
Judas Ferral made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Mota, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Fort Lupton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arrupe Jesuit only hit no.
Englewood's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Fort Lupton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Fort Lupton's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Englewood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Fort Lupton, though, as they've only averaged .355. Will they be able to contain Englewood's hitters?
Englewood skirted past Fort Lupton 10-9 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Englewood repeat their success, or does Fort Lupton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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