Fort Morgan can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens and snuck past 5-4. This was a revenge game for Fort Morgan, as the team was forced to settle for a 15-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Frank Urias looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Fort Morgan let Jason Dias and Charlie Langford loose on the outfield. Dias went 4-for-4 with an RBI, while Langford scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Chase Prouty, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
On Riverdale Ridge's side, Dakota Alber was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Trujillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Riverdale Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Fort Morgan's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Riverdale Ridge, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Fort Morgan will be playing at home against Niwot at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Morgan has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Riverdale Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Northridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northridge is coming into the matchup with six straight defeats at home, meaning Riverdale Ridge will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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