Vista Ridge can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans 8-7. That's more bragging rights for Vista Ridge, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacob Nelson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Hagen Farish was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Fountain-Fort Carson's side, Zackari Sanders was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Sanders has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sanders was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Trystan Freeman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fountain-Fort Carson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista Ridge only tossed six.
Vista Ridge now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vista Ridge will take on Denver North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they will be playing at home against Liberty at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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