The Severance Silver Knights will challenge the Platte Valley Broncos at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Platte Valley has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Severance is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Brush, who was ranked 16th at the time (Severance was ranked 19th). The Silver Knights fell just short of the Beetdiggers by a score of 6-5 on Friday. The Silver Knights' defeat put an end to their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Platte Valley couldn't beat Wellington on Friday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Broncos came up short against the Eagles, falling 18-6.
Platte Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haylee Bauer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 while posting 1 RBI, 1 run, and 1 walk. Bauer has also been pretty much perfect as far as strikeouts are concerned: she hasn't struck out any for 11 straight games.
Platte Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Severance, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
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