After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Frederick was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of the Berthoud Spartans by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Frederick saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Salisbury, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Frederick didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Berthoud only tossed two.
Frederick's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Berthoud, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Frederick's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rifle at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season. As for Berthoud, they will face off against Air Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Air Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.75 runs per game on average), something Berthoud will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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