On Saturday, Natrona County faced Rock Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Natrona County Mustangs fell just short of the Rock Springs Tigers by a score of 8-6. Natrona County's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Rock Springs' part, Payten Soltis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. Soltis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tarin Anderson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rilynn Wester, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Natrona County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Rock Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
While Natrona County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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