Rocky Mountain has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 4:15 p.m. One thing working in Rocky Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
Rocky Mountain is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since October 2, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Poudre as Rocky Mountain made off with a 16-4 win.
Sophia Meyer made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Meyer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ariana Jackson was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Another player making a difference was Berkley Bartels, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-2 to Papillion-LaVista South.
Rocky Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Fossil Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Rocky Mountain came up short against Fossil Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Rocky Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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