Fountain-Fort Carson and Doherty are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Doherty Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Doherty took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fountain-Fort Carson, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Fountain-Fort Carson finally turned things around against Liberty on Friday. Fountain-Fort Carson came out on top against Liberty by a score of 7-3.
Joe Baumbach spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Owen Busch was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carson Burget, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Doherty lost 12-1 to Discovery Canyon on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for Doherty in their matchups with Discovery Canyon: they've now lost four in a row.
Fountain-Fort Carson's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11-1. As for Doherty, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Fountain-Fort Carson might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Doherty in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Doherty's Nathaniel Trujillo, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Fountain-Fort Carson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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