Baseball Recap: Rampart Comes Up Short

If Rampart was riding high fresh off their 14-3 takedown of Sand Creek on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rams fell 12-8 to the Cheyenne Mountain Hawks on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost six in a row.

Liam Martin put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in May of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Rampart is 2-1 when Martin posts three or more RBI, but 5-6 otherwise.

Braylon Cantres

Runs

04/13/26 @ Sand Creek	4
04/18/26 vs Cheyenne Mountain	2
04/07/26 vs Fountain-Fort Carson	2
04/11/26 vs Liberty	1

In other batting news, Braylon Cantres led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Rampart's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Carter Deeds, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Rampart's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Rampart will challenge Pueblo West at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they will square off against Palmer Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bears have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.