Softball Preview: Colony Knights vs. Soldotna Stars
The Colony Knights will be playing at home against the Soldotna Stars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Colony was ranked seventh). Colony was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Wasilla on Monday.
Kaidence Browning made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Browning was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Alexis Congdon and Saibree Noll did most of the damage at the plate: Congdon went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Noll scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Addison Finley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Soldotna had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They blew past the Kardinals 15-1.
Colony's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-11-2. As for Soldotna, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Colony was able to grind out a solid victory over Soldotna in their previous matchup back in April, winning 7-4. Will Colony repeat their success, or does Soldotna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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