After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Conifer is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Denver West Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Conifer will be strutting in after a victory while Denver West will be coming in after a defeat.
Conifer's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Thomas Jefferson.
Jesse Nichols was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Nichols was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Finley Johnson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Bella Alley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Conifer didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Denver West lost 17-5 to Jefferson on Saturday. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Alesha Munoz-Sturgeon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Nancy Vargas Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Conifer pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Denver West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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