Baseball Preview: Manitou Springs Mustangs vs. Florence Huskies
Manitou Springs is 8-2 against Florence since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Manitou Springs Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Florence Huskies at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manitou Springs has four straight victories, Florence has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Manitou Springs beats Florence with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Manitou Springs put the hurt on Kent Denver with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Manitou Springs, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Canon Feist spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Manitou Springs let Hayden Martinez and Jake Thomson loose on the outfield. Martinez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Thomson went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Ashur Lavigne was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Florence lost 23-3 to Dolores Huerta Prep on Tuesday.
Florence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Manitou Springs has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Florence's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Manitou Springs hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for Florence, though, as they've only averaged .121. Will they be able to contain Manitou Springs' hitters?
Everything went Manitou Springs' way against Florence in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Manitou Springs made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manitou Springs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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