Softball Recap: Lewis-Palmer Falls Despite Strong Effort from Abby Mcclintock

By Team Reports Sep 8, 2024, 7:19pm

Softball Recap: Lewis-Palmer Rangers vs. Pine Creek Eagles

Lewis-Palmer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the Pine Creek Eagles, falling 18-8. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rangers of the 16-15 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.

Abby McClintock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole McClintock, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Even though they lost, Lewis-Palmer always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.

Lewis-Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Pine Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.

Lewis-Palmer will head out to challenge Pueblo County at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo County will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lewis-Palmer surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine Creek, they will take on Fountain-Fort Carson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

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