Ralston Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Arvada West Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ralston Valley gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Lakewood onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. While fans of Ralston Valley might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ralston Valley got a great performance from Wyatt Morwood as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Morwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Madden was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Douglas, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Arvada West has not done well against Dakota Ridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Arvada West's way against Dakota Ridge as Arvada West made off with an 11-1 win. 11 seems to be a good number for Arvada West as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Jordan Stremel, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tate Deal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Arvada West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Ralston Valley skirted past Arvada West 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arvada West's Tobey Cassino, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Ralston Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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