The Denver Academy Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday. Denver Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Denver Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Front Range Baptist (and have done all season long). Denver Academy was the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over Front Range Baptist on Tuesday. With that victory, Denver Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Nolan Monasch made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Monasch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Rago, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Spencer Gosch was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bishop Machebeuf was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 9-1 to Dawson School.
Bishop Machebeuf saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Sehorn, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Denver Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Bishop Machebeuf, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Bishop Machebeuf's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Denver Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bishop Machebeuf, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Denver Academy keep running through batters, or will Bishop Machebeuf buck the trend?
Denver Academy suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Bishop Machebeuf in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Denver Academy, Leo Boberschmidt (who struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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