Skyline won the last time they faced Fort Morgan, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Skyline Falcons walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Fort Morgan Mustangs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Skyline.
Jake Clifford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Jonathan Canar was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Lanier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Fort Morgan's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Charlie Langford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Skyline's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Fort Morgan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Skyline will be playing in front of their home fans against Northridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Northridge has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.57 runs per game on average), something Skyline will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fort Morgan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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