The Eaglecrest Raptors will head out on the road to face off against the Arapahoe Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Eaglecrest narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mullen 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eaglecrest.
Brayden Stufft was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Ponderosa 12-5. 12 seems to be a good number for Arapahoe as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gussie Maynard looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Camran Eakin was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyson Watson, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
The victory got Eaglecrest back to even at 9-9. As for Arapahoe, their record now sits at 12-7.
Eaglecrest suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Arapahoe in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Eaglecrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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