Softball Preview: Colony Knights vs. Wasilla Warriors
Colony is 8-2 against Wasilla since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Colony Knights will head out on the road to take on the Wasilla Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Colony will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Homer, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Colony was ranked sixth). Colony came out on top against Homer by a score of 5-0 on Saturday.
Kaidence Browning made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Browning has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Browning was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Morgan Gallagher was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Bonnie Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Wasilla entered their game against Delta on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wasilla took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Delta. Wasilla has not had much luck with Delta recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Colony is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6-2 record this season. As for Wasilla, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-2.
Everything went Colony's way against Wasilla when the teams last played on April 5th as Colony made off with a 20-2 victory. Will Colony repeat their success, or does Wasilla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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