On Saturday, Colony faced West Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the West Anchorage Eagles. That's more bragging rights for Colony, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kaidence Browning made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Browning has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Browning was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Meghan Schoon was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Bonnie Schmidt was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On West Anchorage's side, Sofie Bernal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Colony's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-9-2. As for West Anchorage, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Colony will challenge Dimond at 1:35 p.m. on Saturday. Dimond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for West Anchorage, they are on the road again on Monday to play South Anchorage at 5:45 p.m.
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