The Ellicott Thunderhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellicott is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Ellicott after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 14-4 to Colorado Springs Christian.
Manitou Springs came out on top against Woodland Park on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Mustangs walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Panthers. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly four runs.
Maxton Bolster was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Manitou Springs is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-12 otherwise. Bolster was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Manitou Springs let Dillon Ornelas and Ryan Warner run wild. Ornelas went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Warner went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Ornelas has posted over his last five contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Haugen, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Manitou Springs and bumps their season record up to 6-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Ellicott, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
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