Fossil Ridge won the last time they faced Fort Collins, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats walked away with a 6-2 win over the Fort Collins Lambkins. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the SaberCats.
Brooklynn Cardenas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Avery Akers, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Bullers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fossil Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 32.9%.
Fossil Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Fort Collins, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Fossil Ridge will welcome Loveland at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Loveland is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so Fossil Ridge will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Fort Collins, they will face off against Rocky Mountain at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Collins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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