On Thursday, the Frederick Golden Eagles beat the Fairview Knights 12-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Payton Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 innings per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Ella Stromberg and Lani Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Stromberg scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Davis scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Avery Salisbury, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Frederick didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only tossed three.
Frederick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Fairview, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Frederick will square off against Berthoud at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in Berthoud's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Fairview, they will host Boulder at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Boulder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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