Baseball Preview: Fort Morgan Mustangs vs. Riverdale Ridge Ravens
The Fort Morgan Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Morgan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with ten straight defeats, while Riverdale Ridge will come in with seven straight victories.
Fort Morgan's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Roosevelt on Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Roughriders. The game marked the first time this year in which Fort Morgan was not able to get on the board.
Fort Morgan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Elrick, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Riverdale Ridge gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 20-6 margin over Mountain View.
The team relied heavily on Cayden Trujillo, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Carabajal, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Fort Morgan's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Riverdale Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Fort Morgan might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Riverdale Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Morgan, Daniel Hoodak (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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