Fort Morgan lost against Skyline last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fort Morgan Mustangs took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skyline Falcons. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Fort Morgan has scored all season.
Fort Morgan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Charlie Langford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Skyline's side, Jake Clifford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Canar, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Lanier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Morgan and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Skyline, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Morgan will take on Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Skyline, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Northridge at 4:00 p.m. Northridge has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.57 runs per game on average), something Skyline will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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