The Arapahoe Warriors will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Denver North Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arapahoe will be strutting in after a win while Denver North will be coming in after a defeat.
Arapahoe took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Douglas County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Arapahoe narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Douglas County 9-7.
Cain Gostenik spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
Brady Syers
| 03/17/25 @ Douglas County | 5 |
| 05/01/24 @ Ponderosa | 2 |
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At the plate, Carter Landen and Brady Syers did most of the damage at the plate: Landen got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Syers went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. The dominant performance gave Syers a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Lew, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Denver North came up short against Eaton on Saturday and fell 9-4. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Denver North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Gallegos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Denver North fell to 2-1. As for Arapahoe, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arapahoe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Denver North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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