Holy Family dropped to 19-4 on Saturday, ending the team's seven-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Broomfield Eagles by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-3 back in September.
Emmaline Humphreys spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Holy Family saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelyn Sandoval, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Broomfield, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
On Broomfield's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ireland Heer gave up a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Holy Family and Broomfield should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Tigers will face off against Westminster at 9:00 a.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (5 vs. 85). Meanwhile, Broomfield (ranked first) will meet Grand Junction Central (ranked 62nd) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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