The Windsor Wizards will head out on the road to square off against the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Windsor is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Windsor and Mead meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Wizards came out on top against the Mavericks by a score of 6-2. The six-run effort marked the Wizards' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Windsor got a great performance from Wyatt Gustafson as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Gustafson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Windsor saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Fillinger, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another was Izaak Haro, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain faced Fossil Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Lobos fell just short of the SaberCats by a score of 15-13.
Riley Honick led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Max Abernathy was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Windsor's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Rocky Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season.
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