The Severance Silver Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palmer Ridge Bears at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Severance: 2.5, Palmer Ridge: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Severance is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Pueblo Central, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Severance was ranked 21st). Severance walked away with a 7-4 victory over Pueblo Central on Sunday.
Aubrey Dare spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Camryn Henneke was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Steenburgen, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge made easy work of Widefield on Sunday and carried off a 16-4 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Ashlyn Short was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Short was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Savanah Martinez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Garcia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 14 consecutive games.
Severance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season. As for Palmer Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 20-4-1.
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