Denver Academy's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Clear Creek Golddiggers as the Denver Academy Mustangs made off with an 11-1 win. This was payback for Denver Academy, who suffered a 16-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Josh Ortman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Ortman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Nolan Monasch was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Spencer Gosch, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Clear Creek's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zephyr Schuessler, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases. Schuessler has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Denver Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Clear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Denver Academy will head out on the road to square off against DSST: Montview at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Denver Academy is facing DSST: Montview at the right time seeing as DSST: Montview is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Clear Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Dawson School at 4:00 p.m. Clear Creek is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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