The Soldotna Stars will head out on the road to square off against the Colony Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Colony is hoping to do on Thursday what Kenai Central couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Soldotna's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Everything went Soldotna's way against Kenai Central as Soldotna made off with a 15-1 win.
Meanwhile, Colony faced Wasilla in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Colony was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Wasilla.
Kaidence Browning was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Browning was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Colony let Alexis Congdon and Saibree Noll loose on the outfield. Congdon went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Noll scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Addison Finley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Soldotna's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Colony, they pushed their record up to 20-11-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Soldotna came up short against Colony in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-4. Can Soldotna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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