Softball Preview: Colony Knights vs. Lathrop Malemutes
Colony is 9-1 against Lathrop since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Colony Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Lathrop Malemutes at 5:30 p.m. Colony will be strutting in after a victory while Lathrop will be coming in after a defeat.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Valley, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Colony was ranked seventh). Everything went Colony's way against West Valley on Thursday as Colony made off with a 14-3 win. Colony might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by 11 runs or more this season.
Kaidence Browning made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Browning was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Addison Finley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Alexis Congdon was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lathrop entered their matchup against Homer on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lathrop lost 12-2 to Homer. Lathrop has not had much luck with Homer recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Colony is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7-2 record this season. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
Colony beat Lathrop 7-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colony since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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