Baseball Recap: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Doherty Spartans
Fountain-Fort Carson lost against Doherty back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans wound up with the same score they had in their last game (7-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with Doherty: they've now lost four in a row.
Fountain-Fort Carson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zackari Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Sanders has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Doherty's side, Derek Graham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Graham was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Giovanni Rishavy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Matthew Dawkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Fountain-Fort Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12-1. As for Doherty, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-11.
Fountain-Fort Carson has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Falcon at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Falcon is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Fountain-Fort Carson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Doherty, they will square off against Vista Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Doherty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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