Southeast Colorado entered their tilt with Forge Christian on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Forge Christian Fury 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Angels, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Anna Wollert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Southeast Colorado got a big performance out of Bailey Sierra, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Savanna Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Southeast Colorado didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southeast Colorado's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Forge Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3.
Southeast Colorado is on the road again on Thursday to play Lamar at 4:30 p.m. Southeast Colorado's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lamar's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Forge Christian, they will take on The Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (The Academy: 3.8, Forge Christian: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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