On Tuesday, Rocky Mountain faced Fossil Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rocky Mountain Lobos fell 7-4 to the Fossil Ridge SaberCats. Rocky Mountain's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Rocky Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Nelson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Fossil Ridge's side, they let Jensen Planansky and Mason Griffin loose on the outfield. Planansky went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Griffin scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Crough, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Rocky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Fossil Ridge, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Rocky Mountain will head out on the road to challenge Northglenn at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Fossil Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mountain Range at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Fossil Ridge's favor as the squad sits on 16 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Mountain Range has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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