The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northfield Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fountain-Fort Carson has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Northfield will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, Fountain-Fort Carson came up short against Liberty and fell 7-4.
Fountain-Fort Carson saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Eiermann, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Thomas Jefferson typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Northfield proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Spartans 3-1.
Elliot Kurpecky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Fountain-Fort Carson's loss dropped their record down to 7-14-1. As for Northfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
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