Softball Preview: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Fossil Ridge SaberCats
Fort Collins is 0-9-1 against Fossil Ridge since August of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Fort Collins Lambkins will face off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 10:00 a.m. Fort Collins will be strutting in after a win while Fossil Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Fort Collins will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Loveland on Thursday. Everything went Fort Collins' way against Loveland as Fort Collins made off with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lambkins, who have now won seven matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge fell victim to Windsor and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wizards. The SaberCats have struggled against the Wizards recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, Fossil Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Fort Collins' win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Fossil Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Fort Collins came up short against Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 6-2. Can Fort Collins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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