The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Englewood Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Fort Lupton finally turned things around against Arvada on Wednesday. Fort Lupton walked away with a 10-7 victory over Arvada.
Fort Lupton let Javier Ortiz and Jesse Ceretto loose on the outfield. Ortiz scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Ceretto scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Ortiz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ivan Mota, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Englewood unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-10 walloping at the hands of Bennett.
RJ Cullyford was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. Matt Miller was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Lupton's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Englewood, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Lupton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Englewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Lupton might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Englewood in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Englewood's Chris Cordova, who struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Now that Fort Lupton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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