Baseball Preview: Fairview Knights vs. Fort Collins Lambkins
The Fairview Knights will be playing at home against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fairview had just enough and edged Erie out 7-6. That's two games straight that Fairview has won by just one run.
Jackson Wier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Wier was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Wier wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Espiritu-Niswonger, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Espiritu-Niswonger has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tanner Craytor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Fort Collins gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northglenn a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fort Collins considering their one-run performance the match before.
Van Worman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Oliver Stanevich was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gino Maccarini, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Fairview has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Fort Collins, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fairview couldn't quite finish off Fort Collins in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will Fairview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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