Fort Lupton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 18-3 loss to the Bennett Tigers might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Fort Lupton of the 8-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Fort Lupton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Buschman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Bennett's side, they got a massive performance out of Brody Hawes, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Benjamin Mathis was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Fort Lupton's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Bennett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.
Fort Lupton will be playing at home against Arvada at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arvada is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Bennett, they will head out on the road to take on Englewood at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Englewood's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games.
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