Coronado is on a three-game streak of home losses, Sand Creek a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Coronado Cougars will host the Sand Creek Scorpions at 10:00 a.m. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Coronado after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canon City.
Paige Pakenham and Nealie Hansen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pakenham scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Hansen scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Micci, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Coronado didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canon City only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Sierra on Thursday and fell 4-3.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Sand Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Coronado took their win against Sand Creek when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-2. Will Coronado repeat their success, or does Sand Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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