Softball Recap: Fossil Ridge SaberCats vs. Fort Collins Lambkins
Fossil Ridge won the last time they faced Fort Collins, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats walked away with a 6-2 win over the Fort Collins Lambkins. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the SaberCats.
Brooklynn Cardenas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Avery Akers, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Bullers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fossil Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 32.9%.
Fossil Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Fort Collins, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Fossil Ridge will welcome Loveland at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Loveland is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so Fossil Ridge will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Fort Collins, they will face off against Rocky Mountain at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Collins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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