Softball Game Preview: Lakota West Firebirds vs. Colerain Cardinals

By Team Reports May 17, 2025, 12:03am

Softball Preview: Lakota West Firebirds vs. Colerain Cardinals

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Lakota West has gone a perfect 10-0 against Colerain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Firebirds will host the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Lakota West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

Lakota West's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Hamilton's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Firebirds came out on top against the Big Blue by a score of 13-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Firebirds.

Lakota West let Liz Meyer and Mia Anderson run wild. Meyer went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Anderson went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Paige Kopp, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Lakota West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Colerain lost 22-1 to Lakota West on Tuesday. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Colerain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woodson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Colerain's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Lakota West, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.

Colerain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lakota West has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Colerain, though, as they've been averaging 10.1 hits. Given Lakota West's sizable advantage in that area, the Cardinals will need to find a way to close that gap.

Lakota West took their victory against Colerain in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 22-1 score. Do the Firebirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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