Softball Preview: Rocky Mountain Lobos vs. Loveland Red Wolves
The Rocky Mountain Lobos will square off against the Loveland Red Wolves at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Rocky Mountain needed a bit of extra time to put away Fort Collins. They skirted past the Lambkins 10-8. The victory was some much needed relief for the Lobos as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Jamie Sawyer and Navaeh Winfrey did most of the damage at the plate: Sawyer went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Winfrey went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Sawyer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Eliason, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Rocky Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four contests, Loveland finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They came up short against Fossil Ridge, falling 9-2. The match marked the Red Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Rocky Mountain's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Loveland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Rocky Mountain took their victory against Loveland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 14-2. Will Rocky Mountain repeat their success, or does Loveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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