Mead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Fort Collins Lambkins by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Mavericks have lost by just one run.
Halie Gippe and Adisyn Rademacher did some serious damage despite the final result: Gippe went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Rademacher went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Zoe Mowers, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mead hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Mead now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Fort Collins, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-7.
Mead didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 20-19 win vs. Rocky Mountain on the 7th. Fort Collins has also already played their next matchup, a 13-0 victory against Longmont on the 7th.
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