Softball Recap: West Anchorage Eagles vs. Colony Knights
On Saturday, West Anchorage faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Anchorage Eagles fell just short of the Colony Knights by a score of 6-5. West Anchorage just can't catch a break and has now endured five losses in a row.
Sofie Bernal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Colony's side, Kaidence Browning made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Browning has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Browning was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Meghan Schoon, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Bonnie Schmidt was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
West Anchorage's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Colony, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9-2 record this season.
West Anchorage will head out on the road to face off against South Anchorage at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Colony, they will challenge Dimond at 1:35 p.m. on Saturday. Dimond's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Colony's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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