Fort Collins waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Horizon Hawks as they made off with an 11-3 victory. Fort Collins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.
Jude Miller made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sean Togher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Oliver Stanevich, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Horizon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Whitaker, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fort Collins' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Collins will take on Prairie View at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Prairie View: 3.5, Fort Collins: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Horizon, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Douglas County at 11:05 a.m. Horizon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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