Softball Preview: Conifer Lobos vs. D'Evelyn Jaguars
The Conifer Lobos have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Conifer's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so D'Evelyn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Conifer was able to grind out a solid victory over Thornton, taking the game 6-2.
Eleanor Sikora was incredible, firing off three home runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Aikin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, D'Evelyn got the win against Wheat Ridge on Saturday by a conclusive 12-2. Considering the Jaguars have won six games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Tess Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Elle Pharris was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lainey Fletcher, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, D'Evelyn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .371 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Conifer's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for D'Evelyn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Conifer couldn't quite finish off D'Evelyn in their previous meeting on September 12th and fell 4-2. Will Conifer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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