Baseball Preview: Manitou Springs Mustangs vs. Salida Spartans
After seven games on the road, Manitou Springs is heading back home. They will take on the Salida Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Manitou Springs pushed their score all the way to 12 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Sand Creek by a score of 14-12.
Canon Feist and Jake Thomson did some serious damage despite the final result: Feist scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Thomson went 1-for-4 with four RBI. Thomson has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played.
While Salida couldn't quite beat Bayfield on Saturday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 16-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Salida fell just short of Bayfield by a score of 9-7. Salida has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manitou Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1. As for Salida, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Manitou Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Salida in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Manitou Springs repeat their success, or does Salida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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