The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will face off against the Liberty Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cheyenne Mountain lost 16-9 to Mesa Ridge on Tuesday. The Red-Tailed Hawks have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jaylah Rivera was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylie Hanna was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Liberty lost 19-4 to Vista Ridge on Tuesday.
Liberty saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Graham, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cheyenne Mountain fell to 2-1. As for Liberty, their record is now 1-3.
Cheyenne Mountain couldn't quite finish off Liberty when the teams last played back in October of 2021 and fell 12-10. Can Cheyenne Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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