The Fort Morgan Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Morgan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Fort Morgan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 10-8.
Charlie Langford led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Jadin Carrera was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Fort Morgan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only tossed five.
Fort Morgan's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Mountain View, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Mountain View's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Fort Morgan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Fort Morgan's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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