After two games on the road, Fountain-Fort Carson is heading back home. They will take on the Liberty Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Fountain-Fort Carson had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Vista Ridge. Fountain-Fort Carson has not had much luck with Vista Ridge recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Zackari Sanders put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Sanders has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sanders was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Trystan Freeman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fountain-Fort Carson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista Ridge only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Liberty's offense. They fell just short of Pine Creek by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Liberty's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Naftanal, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Fountain-Fort Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Liberty, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
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