The Niwot Cougars came up short against the Grand Junction Central Warriors on Saturday, falling 18-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Niwot saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Dodge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Niwot didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Junction Central only tossed three.
Niwot's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Grand Junction Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Niwot will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Palisade at 12:30 p.m. Niwot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Grand Junction Central, they will challenge Rampart at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Grand Junction Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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