Niwot entered their contest against Holy Family on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Niwot Cougars fell 4-1 to the Holy Family Tigers.
Kianna Butler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Niwot saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angela Arosemena, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Niwot didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Niwot's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Holy Family, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Niwot will head out to challenge Fort Collins at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Fort Collins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Holy Family, they will take on Broomfield at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Broomfield a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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