The Fort Morgan Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Fort Morgan came up short against Skyline and fell 8-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Fort Morgan has scored all season.
Fort Morgan 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Langford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mountain View ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Severance 8-6. Mountain View's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Tristan Gilbert, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jacob Mraz, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Morgan and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Mountain View, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Fort Morgan couldn't quite finish off Mountain View in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Fort Morgan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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