Fairview and Boulder are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Fairview Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Boulder Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fairview was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Arvada West.
Fairview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Muth, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Boulder narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Denver North 5-4.
Sam Skubic looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Leo Damrauer was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Beck Chesterton was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fairview's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Boulder, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Fairview might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Boulder in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Fairview, Daniel Balderas-Lujan (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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