The Poudre Impalas will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Horizon Hawks, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Poudre's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Rocky Mountain on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Lobos. Poudre has struggled against Rocky Mountain recently, as their contest on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Horizon came up short against Fairview on Tuesday and fell 14-10.
Austen Ernberger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Whitaker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Poudre now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Poudre has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Poudre might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Horizon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Poudre, Davis Wilkins (who pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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