The Colony Cougars are on the road again on Friday to play the Frisco Raccoons at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, The Colony suffered a rough 19-8 loss at the hands of Creekview.
Creekview typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Frisco proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Frisco.
Leija Folauo'o spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits.
At the plate, Drea Thompson and Bailee Hodnett did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Hodnett scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Hodnett has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Leila Hathaway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
The Colony's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Frisco, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-17-1 record this season.
Everything went The Colony's way against Frisco when the teams last played back in March as The Colony made off with a 13-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Colony since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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