Colorado High School Baseball - Northridge sneaks past Fort Morgan
May 6, 2021: Greeley, CO 80634 Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Northridge Grizzlies (Greeley, CO) and the visiting Fort Morgan Mustangs (Fort Morgan, CO), saw Northridge's baseball squad edge Fort Morgan by a count of 12-11.
Coming up next, the Grizzlies play the Roosevelt Roughriders (Johnstown, CO) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 7. Northridge will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Roughriders enter the battle with a 0-1 record after their 10-4 non-league loss to Mountain View (Loveland, CO).
The Mustangs now possess a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Mountain View for a non-league battle on Saturday, May 8. Fort Morgan will play a Mountain Lions squad coming off a 10-4 non-league win over Roosevelt (Johnstown, CO). The Mountain Lions record now stands at 1-0.
Game Summary
Northridge wins their season opener defeating Ft. Morgan 12 - 11 in 8 Innings. Justus Alcala had a walk off single in the bottom of the 8th with one out to score Coby Bevins for the Northridge win. The Grizzlies used 4 pitchers in the game with Jace Reid picking up the win going the final 2 2/3 innings to go to 1-0 on the season. Northridge had 9 hits in the contest and was lead by Alcala who was a perfect 3 for 3 with 4 RBI's and a double. Brendan Peterson was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI also. The Grizzles return to play on Friday the 7th as they host Roosevelt in a non-league game with a 4:00pm start.