It was a good run, but Riverdale Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fort Morgan Mustangs by a score of 5-4. Riverdale Ridge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Fort Morgan apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Dakota Alber was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Cayden Trujillo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Riverdale Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Fort Morgan's side, Frank Urias looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Fort Morgan let Jason Dias and Charlie Langford loose on the outfield. Dias went 4-for-4 with an RBI, while Langford scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Chase Prouty, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Riverdale Ridge's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Fort Morgan, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13.
Riverdale Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Northridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Riverdale Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Fort Morgan, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Niwot at 11:00 a.m. Niwot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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