Baseball Recap: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Brighton Bulldogs
On Tuesday, Fort Collins faced Brighton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fort Collins Lambkins narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Brighton Bulldogs 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fort Collins.
Fort Collins got a big performance out of Nathan Snyder, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oliver Stanevich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Brighton's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hesston Edens, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Waltemath, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fort Collins pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Fort Collins will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Erie at 4:00 p.m. Erie will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Fort Collins surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brighton, they will head out on the road to square off against Fossil Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fossil Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Brighton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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