Softball Recap: Verrado Vipers vs. Millennium Tigers
Verrado waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Millennium Tigers out 4-3. For Verrado, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 defeat Millennium walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Abbey Feld spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Romero, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Teagan Winberg was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Millennium's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings played and she was also dialed-in: Nayelli Banuelos gave up three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Onora Farney made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Verrado has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Millennium, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.
Verrado will head out on the road to take on Lake Havasu at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Havasu will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Millennium, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against La Joya Community at 3:45 p.m. Millennium is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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