The Fairview Knights will face off against the Broomfield Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Fairview is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Legacy on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 3-2. The Knights have struggled against the Lightning recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Fairview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Espiritu-Niswonger, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Broomfield waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 14-5 win. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jameson Clegg looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Caden Williamson was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Fritch, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple and one run.
Broomfield pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fairview, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-7.
Fairview couldn't quite get it done against Broomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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