The Mead Mavericks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fort Collins Lambkins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Mead has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Things were looking good for Mead after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Palisade by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Mavericks have lost by just one run.
Halie Gippe was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianne Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mead didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fort Collins made easy work of Resurrection Christian on Friday and carried off a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lambkins.
Mead's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Fort Collins, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Mead took their victory against Fort Collins when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does Mead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Collins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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