On Friday, the Niwot Cougars came up short against the Fort Collins Lambkins and fell 6-3. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly three runs.
Anna Halverson and Payton Stokes did some serious damage despite the final result: Halverson scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Stokes went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Niwot didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Niwot now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fort Collins, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Resurrection Christian the next time they take the field. Fort Collins will head out to face Resurrection Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, while Niwot will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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