Baseball Game Preview: Rocky Mountain Lobos vs. Fossil Ridge SaberCats

For the second straight game, Rocky Mountain will face off against Fossil Ridge. The Lobos will head out to face off against the SaberCats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Fossil Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Rocky Mountain took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fossil Ridge with a sharp 7-1 victory. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Rocky Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Murphy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Roan Kachel also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Rocky Mountain's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Fossil Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Rocky Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fossil Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.