Baseball Game Preview: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Pueblo Central Wildcats

The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will face off against the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Fountain-Fort Carson is headed out to face Pueblo Central after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fountain-Fort Carson never let Overland get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Nathan Illert

Runs (Career)

03/08/25 vs Overland	3
04/12/24 vs Palmer	2
05/13/24 vs Northfield	1
04/09/24 @ Pine Creek	1

Nathan Illert was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kash Garcia, who scored three runs and stole Five bases. while going 2-for-3.

Fountain-Fort Carson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overland only posted an OBP of .000.

Meanwhile, everything went Pueblo Central's way against Widefield on Monday as Pueblo Central made off with a 10-0 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Gladiators recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Pueblo Central got a massive performance out of Jordan Arguello, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Anthony Trujillo was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Fountain-Fort Carson couldn't quite get it done against Pueblo Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 13-8. Can Fountain-Fort Carson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.