On Sunday, Severance faced Pueblo Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Severance Silver Knights came out on top against the Pueblo Central Wildcats by a score of 7-4. The victory was familiar territory for the Silver Knights who have now won five matchups in a row.
Aubrey Dare spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Camryn Henneke was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Steenburgen, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Severance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Severance is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season. As for Pueblo Central, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Severance's road trip will continue as they head out to face Palmer Ridge at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Severance: 2.5, Palmer Ridge: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Pueblo Central has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Discovery Canyon on the 20th.
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