After six games on the road, Cheyenne Mountain is heading back home. They will welcome the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cheyenne Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Discovery Canyon will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Cheyenne Mountain made easy work of Air Academy and carried off a 14-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Red-Tailed Hawks, who have now won six matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jaylah Rivera made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Mountain got a massive performance out of Madison Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Abbi Houger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon lost 11-1 to Lutheran on Monday. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cheyenne Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Discovery Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Cheyenne Mountain came up short against Discovery Canyon when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Cheyenne Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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