The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will head out on the road to challenge the Broomfield Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Fossil Ridge put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They never let Douglas County onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Fossil Ridge has won by exactly ten runs.
Vedant Sharma looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Owen Morgan and Jensen Planansky did most of the damage at the plate: Morgan went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Planansky scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Luc Gaca-Thiele, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Broomfield faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Broomfield fell 8-5 to Valor Christian. Broomfield's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Brendan Fritch and Dane Most did some serious damage despite the final result: Fritch went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Most scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Fossil Ridge's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Broomfield, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fossil Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Broomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fossil Ridge suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Broomfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Fossil Ridge, Noah Scott (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four 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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