The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Pueblo West Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fountain-Fort Carson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Pueblo West will come in with three straight wins.
Pine Creek hit Fountain-Fort Carson with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans lost 11-1 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West never let their opponents score on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Rampart.
Jaiven Baca was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Baca was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Pueblo West's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Logan King was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JoJo Mendoza, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Pueblo West pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Fountain-Fort Carson might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Pueblo West in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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