Fort Morgan waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Frederick Golden Eagles out 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fort Morgan also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jadin Carrera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Carrera was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Izeiah Ortiz, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chase Prouty, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Frederick's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Rosine, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fort Morgan pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Frederick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Fort Morgan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Frederick: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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