Softball roundup: Windsor knocks off Palmer Ridge in Class 4A top-10 battle

Thursday’s softball slate featured pivotal top-10 matchups and major poll shakeups statewide. Ranked programs produced high-scoring victories while several unranked squads delivered impressive upsets.

Scores & ScheduleView Rankings

4A

(2) Windsor 17, (7) Palmer Ridge 0 — No. 2 Windsor (6-0) earned a statement victory in Class 4A, defeating No. 7 Palmer Ridge (8-3) 17-0 to move up to No. 1 in the poll. The loss halted Palmer Ridge despite Kayleigh Garcia ranking No. 4 statewide in home runs and No. 7 in slugging percentage.

3A

Lamar 4, (8) Forge Christian 1 — Lamar (5-3) extended its winning streak to 5 games with a 4-1 upset victory against Class 3A No. 8 Forge Christian (7-2).

(7) University 20, (5) Strasburg 8 — No. 7 University (8-2) surged past Class 3A rival No. 5 Strasburg (6-3) in a 20-8 top-10 showdown. With the victory, University climbed 4 spots to No. 3 in the latest rankings.

Cross-classification matchups

Thompson Valley 14, 3A No. 9 Montezuma-Cortez 4 — Thompson Valley (7-1) picked up an upset win, topping Class 3A No. 9 Montezuma-Cortez (6-1) 14-4.

Severance 9, 3A No. 5 Strasburg 5 — Unranked Severance (5-4) earned an upset over Class 3A No. 5 Strasburg, claiming a 9-5 victory.

Eaton 13, 5A No. 10 Greeley West 1 — Eaton (5-5) delivered an upset against Class 5A No. 10 Greeley West (5-3) with a 13-1 win, powered by Paige Hofer, who ranks No. 7 in home runs statewide.

Notable results from Friday

• (6) Berthoud 21, Meeker 0
• 4A No. 10 Mead 13, Prairie View 3
• (10) Mead 21, Poudre 4
• (9) Roosevelt 13, Air Academy 1
• 4A No. 3 Falcon 21, Holyoke 2
• 4A No. 3 Falcon 12, Guymon (Okla.) 0
• (9) Roosevelt 14, Rifle 8
• 3A No. 6 Berthoud 15, Silver Creek 2
• 5A No. 1 Legend 15, Pius X (Neb.) 12
• 3A No. 1 D’Evelyn 20, Bear Creek 3
• (8) Forge Christian 17, Boise City (Okla.) 1
• 4A No. 2 Windsor 16, Elizabeth 0
• (7) Fountain-Fort Carson 23, Vista PEAK Prep 1
• (5) Lutheran 14, Cherry Creek 4

Tonight’s slate

4A

(4) Pueblo County (9-1) at (7) Pueblo West (6-2) (10:00 AM) — Class 4A No. 4 Pueblo County visits No. 7 Pueblo West featuring Bella Mares, who ranks No. 9 in home runs and No. 6 in RBI statewide.

3A

(9) Elizabeth (5-4) at (3) University (8-2) (12:30 PM)

Southeast Colorado (2-3) at (3) University (8-2) (10:00 AM)

Boise City (Okla.) at (10) Lamar (5-3) (8:30 AM) — Class 3A No. 10 Lamar brings a 5-game winning streak into its matchup against Boise City (Okla.).

(3) University (8-2) at Wray/Yuma (12:30 PM)

Cross-classification matchups

4A No. 3 Falcon (8-0) at 3A No. 10 Lamar (5-3) (4:30 PM) — Undefeated Class 4A No. 3 Falcon puts an 8-game winning streak on the line behind Dannapaola Martinez, who ranks No. 3 in RBI statewide, as they face Class 3A No. 10 Lamar and its 5-game winning streak.

3A No. 6 Berthoud (8-2) at 4A No. 8 Roosevelt (9-3) (4:00 PM) — Class 3A No. 6 Berthoud carries a 3-game winning streak into its matchup against Class 4A No. 8 Roosevelt, led by Camryn Olivas, who ranks No. 4 in RBI statewide.

3A No. 9 Elizabeth (5-4) at 4A No. 6 Palmer Ridge (8-3) (10:00 AM) — Class 4A No. 6 Palmer Ridge features Kayleigh Garcia, who ranks No. 4 in home runs and No. 7 in slugging percentage statewide, in a matchup against Class 3A No. 9 Elizabeth.

3A No. 8 Strasburg (6-3) vs 5A No. 10 Greeley West (5-3) (10:00 AM)

A full schedule and final scores are on the Softball scoreboard.

Big movers in the rankings

• University (8-2) jumped 4 spots to No. 3 in the Class 3A rankings.
• Elizabeth (5-4) climbed 2 spots to enter the Class 3A top 10 at No. 9.
• Lamar (5-3) surged 7 spots to take the No. 10 spot in Class 3A.

Full listing on the Softball rankings page.