The Denver South Ravens will face off against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Denver South made easy work of Mullen and carried off a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.
Olivia Gibson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Gibson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emma Gibson was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Henderson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Denver South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest got the win against Legacy on Saturday by a conclusive 14-4.
Like Denver South, Eaglecrest also got a great game from a two-way player: Zaya Elliott. Throwing, Elliott didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Briahna Gallegos tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Elliott scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Gallegos went 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chessa Reid, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Giana Vialpando Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Denver South now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eaglecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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