Colerain had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 5-16 to make it six. They lost 22-1 to the Lakota West Firebirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Firebirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-1 two weeks ago.
Colerain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woodson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
As for Lakota West, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On Lakota West's side, they got a massive performance out of Paige Kopp, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Kopp has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Hertenstein, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Looking ahead, Lakota West will host St. Ursula Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so the Firebirds' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Colerain will be paying especially close attention to Lakota West's contest: after Lakota West faces off against Hamilton, they'll take on Colerain again at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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