On Saturday, Douglas County West faced York in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Douglas County West Falcon fell just short of the York Dukes by a score of 4-3. The Falcon's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sydney Atkins was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Zach made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Douglas County West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Douglas County West fell to 3-1. As for York, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing St. Cecilia the next time they take the field. Douglas County West will host St. Cecilia at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, while York will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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