After flying high against Arrupe Jesuit last Thursday, Denver Academy came back down to earth. The Denver Academy Mustangs fell 9-4 to the Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for Denver Academy in their matchups with Dayspring Christian Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Nolan Monasch was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Dayspring Christian Academy's side, Josiah Rodriguez and Logan Vaniddekinge made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rodriguez struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Vaniddekinge struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Rodriguez scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Vaniddekinge went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gage Davis was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Peyton Coleman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Denver Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-5.
Denver Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome SkyView Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Denver Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Clear Creek at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dayspring Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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