Softball Recap: Colby Eagles vs. Holcomb Longhorns
After a string of six wins, Colby's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Holcomb Longhorns. Colby has not had much luck with Holcomb recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Holcomb's part, not much got past Korryn Johnson, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Colby off the board. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Holcomb saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Tolbert, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Tolbert has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Brooklyn Deniston was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Colby's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Holcomb, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Colby by a score of 6-1 later that day.
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