The Fort Morgan Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Niwot Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Fort Morgan finally turned things around against Riverdale Ridge on Thursday. Fort Morgan came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverdale Ridge and snuck past 5-4.
Frank Urias looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jason Dias, who went 4-for-4 with an RBI. Charlie Langford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Niwot beat Mountain View 7-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Niwot.
Henry Noblin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Haden Shaw, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Stapp, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Fort Morgan's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Niwot, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10.
Fort Morgan came up short against Niwot when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Fort Morgan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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