After flying high against Greeley Central on Monday, Berthoud came back down to earth. The Spartans took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Resurrection Christian Cougars on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Anderson Austin made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Maddox Mills, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Berthoud's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Resurrection Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Berthoud will challenge Mountain View at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Mountain Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Resurrection Christian, they will face off against Fort Morgan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mustangs have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.
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