Softball Preview: Rocky Mountain Lobos vs. Windsor Wizards
The Rocky Mountain Lobos will face off against the Windsor Wizards at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Rocky Mountain lost 11-1 to Greeley West on Tuesday. The game marked the Lobos' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Rocky Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Mendolia, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Windsor). They never let Poudre onto the board and left with a 16-0 win on Thursday. The Wizards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Addison White was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. White was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Molli Maga?a was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lilia Mancina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windsor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Rocky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Windsor, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Rocky Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Rocky Mountain came up short against Windsor in their previous matchup back in August of 2018, falling 8-4. Will Rocky Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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