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| 03/29/25 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 05/03/24 - Neutral | 8-4 W |
| 04/04/24 - Away | 19-2 W |
| 05/05/23 - Neutral | 12-2 W |
| 04/06/23 - Home | 14-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Flatirons Academy has gone a perfect 10-0 against Rocky Mountain Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bison will look to defend their home field against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Flatirons Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Rocky Mountain Lutheran's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Flatirons Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against SkyView Academy on Monday. They fell 5-2 to the Hawks. The Bison's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mateo Pope was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Pope wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Kelley, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Lutheran owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They came out on top against Denver Academy by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Like Flatirons Academy, Rocky Mountain Lutheran also got a great game from a two-way player: Blake Harris. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Harris also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rocky Mountain Lutheran is 8-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Harris was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Lile, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with six stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Flatirons Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Flatirons Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .418. It's a different story for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Flatirons Academy's hitters?
Everything went Flatirons Academy's way against Rocky Mountain Lutheran in their previous meeting back in March, as Flatirons Academy made off with a 17-2 win. Will the Bison repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
