The Berthoud Spartans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lyons Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Berthoud: 2.5, Lyons: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Berthoud will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 12) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Wellington out 5-3.
Lily Dodd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Camryn Olivas, who went 2-for-2 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lexi Griffin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Berthoud didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matches, Lyons finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to University. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
Berthoud pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lyons, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-5 record.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Berthoud hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Berthoud skirted past Lyons 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Berthoud repeat their success, or does Lyons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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