After flying high against Varsity Opponent last Tuesday, Worland came back down to earth. The Worland Warriors suffered a rough 15-9 defeat at the hands of the Cody Broncs on Thursday. Worland has struggled against Cody recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Abby Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Cody's side, Ellie Ungrund made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Ungrund was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Violet Wollschlager and Taydon Schoening did most of the damage at the plate: Wollschlager went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI, while Schoening went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Riley Simone, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Worland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cody, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
While Worland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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