C/A softball
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Three runs from the Dons in the bottom half of the inning would once again distance the home team from their guests and the big fourth inning ended the game in five innings. The co-op would only have two hits the rest of the game.
Perez finished the game 1-for-1 with a single and a stolen base in the fourth inning and Josie Higley added another hit and a stolen base in the top of the third.
Athens, 15-5
While Colby/Abby matched Athens in hits during the teams’ non-conference matchup last week, the Bluejays were able to work 13 walks to the co-op’s one, allowing them to handily take a 15-5 victory over the visitors.
A pair of four-run innings for Athens set the tone early. Powered by an early home run, the home team’s only extra base hit of the game, and a series of walks, the Bluejays jumped out to an 8-0 lead.
Colby/Abby managed to strike back in the top of the third, halving Athens’s lead with a four-run inning of their own. Just as it seemed that the co-op had worked their way back into the game, the Bluejays slammed the door closed by putting up three more runs in the bottom half of the frame. The co-op would manage another run in the top of the fourth, but four insurance runs by Athens in the fifth would end the game early.
Josie Higley and Harrison Schmitt were both 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against Athens, with Schmitt notching a double and Higley stealing a base. Kylie Orth also had an extra base hit, smacking an RBI triple. Lucia Perez was 1-for-1 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored, Elizabeth Perez had a hit, a stolen base, and a run scored and Torrance Bloome and McKinley Klabon added hits as well.
Tatum Bargender started on the mound for Colby/ Abby, giving up eight runs on four hits and six walks in one and a third innings. Neveah Treankler pitched the rest of the game, surrendering seven runs on three hits and seven walks while striking out one.
The co-op will be back in action on Thursday, April 25 when they travel to Gilman for a rematch with the conference-leading Pirates. In their first matchup, the opening conference game for both teams, Gilman came out on top with a 13-3 win. First pitch between the two Cloverbelt-East squads is scheduled for 5 p.m.
