Erie lost against Broomfield back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Erie Tigers fell 8-4 to the Broomfield Eagles. Erie has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taylor McMaster made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Merek Shannon, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Broomfield's side, they 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brendan Fritch was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Bailey Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Broomfield, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
Erie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Broomfield, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Fairview at 11:00 a.m. Fairview will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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