It’s the de facto Front Range league championship game. . Rocky Mountain (9-0 in league play) has been a machine all season in seeking its fourth consecutive state title. Fort Collins (8-1), meanwhile, comes in riding an eight-game winning streak.
Game time: 7 p.m.
Location: Fort Collins City Park
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOBOS
Ranked No. 1 in The Denver Post/9News Class 5A poll. … Three-time defending Class 5A champions. … 14-2 on the season; 11-0 against in-state foes with an average margin of victory of 14 runs. … 9-0 in Front Range league play. … Have faced a brutal out-of-state schedule, including Phoenix-area schools Brophy College Prep, Hamilton and Horizon. Between those three schools over the past seven seasons are seven state championships and 12 finals appearances. … Ten different players are hitting over .400 on the season, including J.T. Leidholt (.568), Jess Amedee (.552), Bryan Matz (.545) and Alec Hays (.522). … Nick McLimans has a team-high six home runs, while Matz, Amedee and Marco Gonzales each have five. … Pierce Trumper has a team-high 31 RBI. … The Gonzaga-bound Gonzales also sports a 1.59 ERA and is 6-0 with 38 strikeouts against just three walks. .
FORT COLLINS LAMBKINS
Ranked No. 9 in our 5A poll. … Winners of eight in a row, upping their record to 13-4 on the season. … 8-1 in Front Range action. … Also faced tough out-of-state competition at an early-season tournament in Arizona, including Tucson-area powers Catalina Foothills, Sunnyside, Marana Mountain View and Salpointe Catholic. … Led offensively by Dakota Holcomb, who is hitting .471 with four home runs and 13 RBI. … Jacob Cordova is hitting .467 with 17 RBI and two home runs. … Mike Schmidtbauer has three home runs and 13 RBI to go along with his .432 average. … Duo of Caleb Kirkman (1.44 ERA, 5-0) and Sam Brunner (1.59 ERA, 2-2, one save) team up to lead the pitching staff.
