Berthoud typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Severance proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Berthoud Spartans. For the Silver Knights, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Aubrey Dare made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 18 batters over 11 innings while giving up five earned runs off 16 hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-6. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Camryn Henneke and Katie Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Henneke went 4-for-6 with three RBI and a stolen base, while Thomas scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-6. What's more, Henneke also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Zeta Gattis, who went 1-for-5 with a home run.
Severance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Severance and bumps their season record up to 17-4-1. As for Berthoud, the loss snapped their losing streak at 18 games and leaves them with a 20-2 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Severance will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Greeley Central at 4:00 p.m. Severance is facing Greeley Central at the right time seeing as Greeley Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Berthoud, they will challenge Northridge at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Berthoud likes a good challenge.
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