Baseball Preview: Mountain Range Mustangs vs. Fossil Ridge SaberCats
The Mountain Range Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Range has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Fossil Ridge will come in with ten straight wins.
Mountain Range lost 20-5 to Fort Collins on Tuesday.
Mountain Range got a good showing from Zane Weingartner, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Weingartner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mountain Range saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Rohrig, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge came out on top against Rocky Mountain by a score of 7-4.
Jensen Planansky and Mason Griffin did most of the damage at the plate: Planansky went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Griffin scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Shane Crough was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Mountain Range's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Fossil Ridge, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mountain Range might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Fossil Ridge when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Mountain Range, Caden Reese (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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