Silver Creek lost against Broomfield back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Silver Creek Raptors fell 13-8 to the Broomfield Eagles. Silver Creek has not had much luck with Broomfield recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Nate Spiegel was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Spiegel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Connor Lopez and Ian Wicht stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lopez went 3-for-5 with two triples, two RBI, and a run, while Wicht scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Pendergrass, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Silver Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
On Broomfield's side, they got a great performance from Carter Uran as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Dane Most was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Sam Hostetter was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Silver Creek's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Broomfield, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
Silver Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Greeley West at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Creek is facing Greeley West at the right time seeing as Greeley West is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Broomfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Erie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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