After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Windsor, Rocky Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Poudre Impalas 16-4. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lobos needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Sophia Meyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Rocky Mountain got a massive performance out of Jamie Sawyer, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Navaeh Winfrey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Rocky Mountain's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Poudre, they are on a 20-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-20.
Rocky Mountain will face off against Fossil Ridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Poudre, they will challenge Fort Collins at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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