Horizon can’t stop Thunderhawks

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

THORNTON - e Horizon and Prairie View high school baseball teams are o to a strong start to the 2023 baseball season.

e two squads faced o on the diamond ursday with the underhawks coming out on top 12-6 to pick up their third consecutive win and fourth victory in the Front Range League.

It’s a challenging road ahead for both the teams playing in the revamped Front Range League. It will be Prairie View’s rst year in the league after playing in the East Metro Conference. Horizon was fth in the FRL last season.

e Front Range League features some of the top teams in Class 5A, including the defending Class 5A state champion Broom eld and also Legacy - the runner up last year. e top-ranked Rocky Mountain Lobos are also another headliner from the league. “It’s a tough league, we have our work cut out for us,” said Prairie View coach Mark Gonzalez. “ ere are a lot of good teams and quality programs.” e underhawks rolled through their non-league schedule, winning ve of six games and their lone loss coming in a tight 4-3 defeat against North Penn (Pa.). e two losses in conference for the Prairie View were to Loveland (6-4 loss) and Rocky Mountain (9-7). Against Rocky, the Lobos scored three runs in the sixth to steal the victory.