After flying high against Thornton last Thursday, Greeley West came back down to earth. The Greeley West Spartans wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-1 walloping at the hands of the Silver Creek Raptors on Monday. Greeley West has not had much luck with Silver Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Greeley West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Lovato, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Silver Creek's side, Nolan Gaccetta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Gaccetta has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Silver Creek got a massive performance out of Nate Spiegel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Acosta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Greeley West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Silver Creek, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greeley West will challenge Pueblo County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Silver Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Centaurus at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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