Softball Recap: South Fremont has no trouble against Sugar-Salem

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 2:16pm

Softball Recap: South Fremont Cougars vs. Sugar-Salem Diggers

In what's become a running theme this season, South Fremont gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 17-10 margin over the Sugar-Salem Diggers. The victory was a breath of fresh air for South Fremont as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

South Fremont got a massive performance out of Chantea LeCheminant, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-5. LeCheminant has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Leah Lehmann, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.

On Sugar-Salem's side, Kenadee Birch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Brynlyn Crofoot was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Even though they lost, Sugar-Salem didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Fremont only tossed three.

South Fremont's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Sugar-Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat South Fremont by a score of 26-24.

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