
SaberCats
04/07/25 vs Mountain Vista | 7 |
04/02/25 @ Loveland | 16 |
04/01/25 vs Loveland | 4 |
03/29/25 @ Regis Jesuit | 3 |
03/27/25 @ Fort Collins | 16 |
+ 5 more games |
The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will take on the Greeley West Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Fossil Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain Vista and fell 8-7.
Brek Benedict was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Those hits were his first of the season.
On the hitting side, Sam Goodrum was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greeley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Poudre.
Fossil Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Greeley West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Greeley West's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fossil Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Greeley West, though, as they've been averaging 8.7 hits. Given Fossil Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, the Spartans will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fossil Ridge took their victory against Greeley West when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the SaberCats repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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