It was a good run, but Flatirons Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-4 walloping at the hands of the Holyoke Dragons. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Flatirons Academy in their matchups with Holyoke: they've now lost three in a row.
Flatirons Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Lambrecht, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Caleb Doughty was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Flatirons Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holyoke only tossed five.
On Holyoke's side, Colby Weber made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Weber was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Holyoke got a massive performance out of Tyson Mosenteen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Sprague, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
Flatirons Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Holyoke, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Flatirons Academy will head out on the road to face off against Front Range Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Front Range Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Holyoke, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Caliche at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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