The Denver East Angels are taking a road trip to square off against the Eagle Valley Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver East is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Denver East fell victim to Vista PEAK Prep and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Bison. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Angels were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Weld Central with a sharp 9-1 win two weeks ago. With that victory, the Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
James Bivins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Eagle Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Bivins was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Anthony Ehlert was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jackson Woodworth also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Eagle Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Eagle Valley's record now sits at 2-5. As for Denver East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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