Greeley West extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 5-14 in the process. They lost 11-1 to the Fort Collins Lambkins. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lambkins this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on Tuesday.
Greeley West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beau Schaller, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Fort Collins, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Fort Collins' side, Coy Priebe was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Fort Collins is 2-1 when Priebe allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Priebe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ben Hopper was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Fort Collins: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 6-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kincade Crow, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Greeley West will challenge rival Loveland at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fort Collins is set to face off against their familiar foe Rocky Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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