Fort Collins won the last time they faced Resurrection Christian, and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Collins Lambkins were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Resurrection Christian Cougars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lambkins.
Lily Padilla made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Addison Yurt was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tatum Kottwitz, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Collins didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.7 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.2.
Fort Collins is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Resurrection Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Fort Collins will take on Mead at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Collins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Resurrection Christian, they will welcome Niwot at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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