After a string of nine wins, Fort Collins's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Prairie View Thunderhawks by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Fort Collins was not able to get on the board.
Sean Togher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Fort Collins saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jude Miller, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Prairie View's side, not much got past Favi Gaeta, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Fort Collins off the board. Gaeta has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Fort Collins' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Prairie View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-4.
Fort Collins will head out on the road to take on Falcon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Falcon is on a three-game streak of home wins, Fort Collins a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Prairie View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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