Horizon put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Brighton Bulldogs a 13-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Horizon considering their two-run performance the match before.
Horizon let Trenton Stukas and Parker Aaron loose on the outfield. Stukas scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Aaron went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Brennan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Brighton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only tossed three.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Brighton, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Horizon will be playing in front of their home fans against Loveland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Horizon and Loveland are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads. As for Brighton, they will head out on the road to square off against Broomfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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