Softball Preview: Boulder Panthers vs. Northglenn Norsemen
The Boulder Panthers will face off against the Northglenn Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boulder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
Boulder came up short against Legacy on Saturday, falling 13-3. The Panthers have struggled against the Lightning recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Boulder saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Pereira, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal Evans, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Northglenn came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Centaurus 4-3.
Ryann Fredrick made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Fredrick was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and two RBI.
Boulder's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Northglenn, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Northglenn's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Boulder has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Northglenn, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Boulder's sizable advantage in that area, Northglenn will need to find a way to close that gap.
Boulder took their win against Northglenn in their previous meeting on September 12th by a conclusive 18-2. Will Boulder repeat their success, or does Northglenn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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