Baseball Recap: Fairview Knights vs. Fossil Ridge SaberCats
Fairview fell victim to Fossil Ridge and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Fossil Ridge SaberCats. The loss continues a trend for Fairview in their matchups with Fossil Ridge: they've now lost four in a row.
Fairview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Waymire, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Fossil Ridge's side, the result came thanks to Brek Benedict's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Fossil Ridge let Shane Crough and Luc Gaca-Thiele loose on the outfield. Crough scored two runs and stole two bases, while Gaca-Thiele went 2-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Bradford, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fairview's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Fossil Ridge, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Fairview will head out on the road to take on Legacy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Legacy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Fossil Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Loveland at 4:30 p.m. Fossil Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Loveland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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