The Rocky Mountain Lobos are taking a road trip to challenge the Douglas County Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Rocky Mountain blew Poudre out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Poudre got their revenge. The Lobos fell just short of the Impalas by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lobos have suffered since May 18, 2024.
Champ Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Murphy, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Douglas County was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Lewis-Palmer.
Bricen Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Rocky Mountain's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Rocky Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Douglas County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rocky Mountain took their win against Douglas County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lobos since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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