Softball Preview: Ellsworth Panthers vs. Colfax Vikings
The Ellsworth Panthers will challenge the Colfax Vikings at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ellsworth can't be too worried about heading out to take on Colfax: they just beat Prescott at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Ellsworth narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Prescott 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ellsworth.
Aliza Acker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Kolodzienski, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Aaliyah Huppert was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Colfax had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mounders and snuck past 7-6.
Ellsworth pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Colfax, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
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