Softball Recap: Severance Silver Knights vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Severance's offense. They fell just short of the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Silver Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Aubrey Dare spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Even though they lost, Severance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roosevelt only tossed seven.
Severance's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4-1. As for Roosevelt, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Severance will head out on the road to take on Thompson Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thompson Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Roosevelt, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Berthoud at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Berthoud a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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