On Friday, Colony faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lathrop Malemutes. Colony was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lathrop apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Colony saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alli Morrissey, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Lathrop's side, Halle Rainer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Kaylee Himes was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8-2. As for Lathrop, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-6-1.
Colony is on the road again on Saturday to play West Valley at 10:30 a.m. West Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Lathrop, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wasilla at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lathrop will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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