After a string of three wins, Fountain-Fort Carson's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of the Pueblo South Colts. Fountain-Fort Carson was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pueblo South apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Fountain-Fort Carson saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Eiermann, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Trystan Freeman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Pueblo South's side, Luke Dehn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Dehn has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dehn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pueblo South got a massive performance out of Aiden Teschner, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Caeden Hererra was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Fountain-Fort Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pueblo South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Fountain-Fort Carson will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Cheyenne Mountain at 4:00 p.m. Fountain-Fort Carson has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Pueblo South, they will be playing at home against Pueblo Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo South will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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