The Weld Central Rebels will square off against the Resurrection Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Weld Central lost 11-1 to The Academy on Wednesday. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Christian's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lyons by a score of 8-6. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Karisa Lippincott was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 9.1 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Francis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Resurrection Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Weld Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Resurrection Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Weld Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Resurrection Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Weld Central repeat their success, or does Resurrection Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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