The Conifer Lobos will square off against the Battle Mountain Huskies at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday. Conifer is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Battle Mountain's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Conifer didn't have allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Conifer's pitchers stepped up to hand Denver West a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Lobos have won three contests by more than 13 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lola Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs.
In other pitching news, Avrie Bunchman looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Bella Alley was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles. Siena Shields was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Conifer didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denver West didn't tossed any.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 21-3 to Rifle last Thursday. The Huskies have struggled against the Bears recently, as their matchup last Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Battle Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renata Alba, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Conifer's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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