Douglas County and Ponderosa are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Douglas County Huskies will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Ponderosa Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The matchup between Douglas County and Regis Jesuit on Monday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. Douglas County's rough 18-5 loss to Regis Jesuit might stick with them for a while.
Corey Chavez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maicah Cabral, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Ponderosa fell just short of Chaparral by a score of 3-1. After a 15-4 finish the last time they played, Ponderosa and Chaparral decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Landon Molloy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Douglas County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Everything went Douglas County's way against Ponderosa in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Douglas County made off with a 17-5 victory. Will Douglas County repeat their success, or does Ponderosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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