Softball Preview: Fossil Ridge SaberCats vs. Rocky Mountain Lobos
Fossil Ridge has gone 9-1 against Rocky Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will host the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fossil Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Poudre with a sharp 25-4 win on Tuesday. Considering the SaberCats have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Savannah Cardenas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Lucy Ostapovich looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Fossil Ridge got a massive performance out of Kylie Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Garcia a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Rylee Bullers, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fossil Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rocky Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Poudre on Thursday as Rocky Mountain made off with a 16-4 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lobos needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Sophia Meyer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meyer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Rocky Mountain got a massive performance out of Jamie Sawyer, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Navaeh Winfrey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Fossil Ridge's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Rocky Mountain, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14.
Rocky Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Rocky Mountain, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2. Will Fossil Ridge keep running through batters, or will Rocky Mountain buck the trend?
Fossil Ridge took their win against Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 15-0. Will Fossil Ridge repeat their success, or does Rocky Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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