Berthoud had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Forge Christian Fury 5-4. That's two games straight that Berthoud has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Jack McCrea, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Wyatt Barmes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Forge Christian's side, Brock Wycoff put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wycoff has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wycoff was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Wycoff wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garren Gechter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Berthoud pushed their record up to 22-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Forge Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Berthoud will take on Basalt at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Berthoud is facing Basalt at the right time seeing as Basalt is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Forge Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Gunnison at 11:00 a.m. Forge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
