Baseball Game Preview: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Rampart Rams

Fountain-Fort Carson and Rampart are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Trojans will challenge the Rams at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fountain-Fort Carson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.

Fountain-Fort Carson barely beat Liberty the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Trojans were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Lancers on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.

James Jones looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Karter Vega-Hernandez

Runs

03/28/25 vs Palmer	3
03/15/25 @ Pueblo Centennial	3
04/02/25 vs Liberty	2
03/29/25 vs Thornton	2
03/28/25 vs Coronado	2
+ 3 more games

At the plate, Karter Vega-Hernandez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Fountain-Fort Carson's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Powell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Fountain-Fort Carson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Rampart lost 15-4 to Doherty on Tuesday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Rampart saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. That run marked the first that Martin scored this season.

Fountain-Fort Carson now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Rampart, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.

Fountain-Fort Carson's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's match. The Trojans have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Rampart, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Fountain-Fort Carson continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.