The Fairview Knights will be playing at home against the Broomfield Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Fairview had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Prairie View.
Tanner Craytor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Broomfield came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 8-4.
Broomfield also got a great performance from Ethan Zufall as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Zufall has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Fritch, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Bailey Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Fairview's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Broomfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Fairview skirted past Broomfield 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Fairview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Broomfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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