The Silver Creek Raptors will head out on the road to challenge the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silver Creek has five straight wins, Wheat Ridge has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Silver Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Greeley Central.
Zander Storz looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Silver Creek got a big performance out of Isaac Sandberg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Nate Spiegel was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of D'Evelyn on Tuesday.
Silver Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Silver Creek took their win against Wheat Ridge in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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