Softball Preview: Conifer Lobos vs. D'Evelyn Jaguars
The Conifer Lobos's road trip will continue as they head out to face the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Conifer's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so D'Evelyn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Conifer is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Pomona just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 7-6. The loss put an end to the Lobos' undefeated start to the season.
Finley Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Avrie Bunchman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask D'Evelyn). They put the hurt on Wheat Ridge with a sharp 21-9 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Tess Miller made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in home runs.
In other batting news, Myla Seda was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and four runs. The last time her batting average was this high was back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Perlman, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two doubles.
Perlman wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: D'Evelyn lost a few balls and finished the game with six home runs. That's a new trend for D'Evelyn: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 1.2.
Conifer's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. As for D'Evelyn, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Conifer hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like D'Evelyn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Conifer suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to D'Evelyn in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Conifer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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