For the second straight game, Fort Collins will face off against Rocky Mountain. The Lambkins will welcome the Lobos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Collins has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fort Collins is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Rocky Mountain on Tuesday. They lost 12-2 to the Lobos. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lambkins have suffered against the Lobos since April 8, 2017.
For Rocky Mountain's part, Ross Frank made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Frank has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Honick, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and one stolen base. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Abernathy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Rocky Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Collins only posted an OBP of .167.
The win (which was Rocky Mountain's fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Collins, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
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