Baseball Recap: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
After losing to Mountain Vista the last time they met, Fort Collins decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Fort Collins Lambkins walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles on Friday.
Sean Togher was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Togher was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Togher wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Stanevich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain Vista's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Beffel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fort Collins' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Mountain Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Collins will challenge Brighton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Collins: 2.6, Brighton: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mountain Vista, they are on the road again on Monday to play Lakewood at 4:00 p.m. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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