Fountain-Fort Carson extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 8-11. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pine Creek Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Trojans have suffered since March 14th.
Fountain-Fort Carson saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Endriss, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As for Pine Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On Pine Creek's side, Jake Holm was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Holm a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kyle McDonnell was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Tristan Mullis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
While Fountain-Fort Carson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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