On Tuesday, Brighton faced Fort Collins in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Brighton Bulldogs fell just short of the Fort Collins Lambkins by a score of 8-6. Brighton's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Brighton saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hesston Edens, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Brandon Waltemath, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Fort Collins' side, they got a big performance out of Nathan Snyder, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Stanevich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Brighton's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Fort Collins, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Brighton will square off against Fossil Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fossil Ridge: 1.4, Brighton: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fort Collins, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Erie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Erie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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