The Pine Creek Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vista Ridge Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Pine Creek can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Palmer Ridge as Pine Creek made off with an 11-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pine Creek considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jacob Lentz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Zach Murray was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cannon Budge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Denver North 10-9. That's two games straight that Vista Ridge has won by just one run.
Owen Baker was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baker was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Nelson was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. Caden Endres was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Vista Ridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pine Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Vista Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pine Creek took their victory against Vista Ridge in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-0. Does Pine Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vista Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
