The Falcon Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Falcon is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Falcon stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sierra with a sharp 20-0 victory.
Falcon let Krik Mielke and Garrett Kyle loose on the outfield. Mielke went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Kyle went 6-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Gentz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson wound up with the same score they had in their last game (7-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have not had much luck with Doherty recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Fountain-Fort Carson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zackari Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Sanders has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Falcon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Fountain-Fort Carson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Falcon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Fountain-Fort Carson, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Falcon's sizable advantage in that area, Fountain-Fort Carson will need to find a way to close that gap.
Falcon took their win against Fountain-Fort Carson when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falcon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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