Softball Recap: Spanish Springs Cougars vs. Palo Verde Panthers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Spanish Springs can now relate to. They fell 7-2 to the Palo Verde Panthers on Thursday. Spanish Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spanish Springs saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layni Noonkester, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was McKenna Timmons, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Palo Verde's side, Bradi Odom spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. Odom has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayleen Enriquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Bartlett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Spanish Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 30-8. As for Palo Verde, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-7.
Spanish Springs is on the road again on Friday to play Douglas at 12:30 p.m. Douglas' pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Spanish Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Palo Verde, they will square off against Coronado at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palo Verde: 2.9, Coronado: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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