The Peak to Peak Pumas will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Lupton Bluedevils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Peak to Peak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Peak to Peak took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past The Academy 7-5.
Eddie Castilleja and A J Greene did most of the damage at the plate: Castilleja scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Greene scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Greene has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Branscum, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Lupton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 16-6 to Westminster.
Gage Hofferber made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Robert Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Peak to Peak now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Fort Lupton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Peak to Peak has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort Lupton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Peak to Peak's way against Fort Lupton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Peak to Peak made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Peak to Peak have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Lupton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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