Fossil Ridge is 9-0-1 against Fort Collins since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 10:00 a.m.
Fossil Ridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Windsor on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wizards. The defeat continues a trend for the SaberCats in their matchups with the Wizards: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though they lost, Fossil Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Collins, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Loveland a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Lambkins, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Fossil Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Fort Collins, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Fossil Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Collins when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 6-2. Does Fossil Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Collins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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