Golden entered their tilt with Wheat Ridge with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wheat Ridge Farmers a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Golden has won eight contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Sherrill looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Jaydon Stroup and Jacob Dehm did most of the damage at the plate: Stroup scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dehm scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Braeden McCarroll was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Wheat Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Golden pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wheat Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Golden will head out on the road to square off against Green Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Golden: 1.3, Green Mountain: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wheat Ridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Standley Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Standley Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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