Fossil Ridge has gone 8-2 against Rocky Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 4:15 p.m.
Last Friday, Fossil Ridge came up short against Papillion-LaVista South and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain posted their biggest victory since October 2, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Poudre with a sharp 16-4 win.
Sophia Meyer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Meyer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ariana Jackson was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Another player making a difference was Berkley Bartels, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Mountain didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Fossil Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Rocky Mountain, their record now sits at 5-9.
Fossil Ridge beat Rocky Mountain 6-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Fossil Ridge repeat their success, or does Rocky Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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