After flying high against Skyview last Saturday, Woodland Park came back down to earth. The Woodland Park Panthers came up short against the Florence Huskies on Tuesday, falling 17-11. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Christine Renteria made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mollie Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Woodland Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Woodland Park has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Florence, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Woodland Park will challenge Arvada at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Florence, they will square off against Canon City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Canon City knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Florence likes a good challenge.
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