Highlands Ranch and Castle View are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Highlands Ranch Falcons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Castle View Sabercats at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highlands Ranch scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vista PEAK Prep a 17-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Highlands Ranch sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ayden Wells made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Wells has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wells was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Garrett Williams and Zach Benner did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Benner scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Gil Eldridge was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Castle View faced Mullen in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Castle View had just enough and edged Mullen out 7-5. The victory was just what Castle View needed coming off of an 8-1 loss in their prior matchup.
Castle View also got a great performance from Ethan Scott as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Castle View let Sam Harry and Jay Ronning loose on the outfield. Harry went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Ronning went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Smith, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Highlands Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Castle View, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Highlands Ranch has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Castle View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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