The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks are on the road again on Monday to play the Air Academy Kadets at 4:00 p.m. Cheyenne Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Air Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Cheyenne Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Lewis-Palmer on Wednesday as Cheyenne Mountain made off with a 20-3 win. The Red-Tailed Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
Jaylah Rivera and Danica Unger made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Rivera struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Unger tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rivera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Rivera scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances, while Unger scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. With that strong performance, Rivera is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game.
In other batting news, Abbi Houger was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in OBP. Another player making a difference was Maci Houger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis-Palmer only posted an OBP of .261.
Meanwhile, Air Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Discovery Canyon.
Bailey Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Williams was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kylen Tucker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Keira Finkle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Cheyenne Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Air Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Cheyenne Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Air Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheyenne Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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