On Friday, Colony faced Soldotna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights fell just short of the Soldotna Stars by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Colony was not able to get on the board.
Jaren Venie put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Venie was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Venie wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Boman Marks, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
On Soldotna's side, not much got past Trenton Ohnemus, who gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Colony off the board. Ohnemus has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Pieh, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Colony has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Soldotna, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Colony does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Soldotna, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wasilla at 1:00 p.m. Wasilla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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