Softball Preview: Lamar Thunder vs. Southeast Colorado Angels
The Lamar Thunder will venture away from home to take on the Southeast Colorado Angels at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southeast Colorado is hoping to do what Alamosa couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Lamar's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lamar put the hurt on Alamosa with a sharp 8-1 win. Eight seems to be a good number for the Thunder as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chloe Weber made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Weber was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Annabelle Morales was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Khloe Fernandez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lamar kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 11 hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Southeast Colorado's way against Burlington on Saturday as Southeast Colorado made off with a 15-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Angels.
Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Southeast Colorado, their record is now 11-5.
Lamar came up short against Southeast Colorado when the teams last played back in September, falling 5-1. Can Lamar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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