Softball roundup: Ponderosa edges No. 7 Chaparral in one-run thriller
Wednesday’s softball slate featured tight league battles and top-10 clashes across Colorado. Cross-classification matchups and key league results highlighted the action.
Scores & ScheduleView Rankings
Ponderosa 7, 5A No. 7 Chaparral 6
Ponderosa (3-2) earned a tight 1-run victory over Class 5A No. 7 Chaparral (6-4) in a 7-6 finish. The loss dropped Chaparral to No. 10 in the latest 5A rankings. The outcome marked the 3rd win of the season for Ponderosa.
5A
(5) Legend 6, Rock Canyon 5 — Class 5A No. 5 Legend (7-2) held off Rock Canyon (5-5) for a 6-5 league victory.
4A
(2) Holy Family 10, (9) Mead 3 — Class 4A No. 2 Holy Family (8-1) extended its winning streak to 6 games with a 10-3 victory against No. 9 Mead (11-3). Mead was led by Rosie Robuck, who ranks No. 7 statewide in home runs and No. 8 in RBI.
Notable results from Wednesday
- (6) Arapahoe 14, Westminster 6
- (1) Cherokee Trail 16, Pine Creek 4
- 5A No. 3 Lutheran 22, Air Academy 9
- (10) Palmer Ridge 15, Cheyenne Mountain 3
- (4) Riverdale Ridge 20, Boulder 0
- (4) Riverdale Ridge 20, Boulder 2
Tonight’s slate
3A
(2) Lyons (9-0) at (10) Wellington (6-5) (4:00 PM) — Two hot streaks collide as Gretta Wynja, who ranks No. 3 statewide in batting average for Lyons, faces Reganne Johnson, the No. 9 player statewide in slugging percentage for Wellington.
Cross-classification matchups
4A No. 7 Eaton (7-5) at 3A No. 5 Berthoud (10-3) (4:00 PM) — Eaton puts its 5-game winning streak on the line behind Paige Hofer, who ranks No. 10 statewide in home runs, against Camryn Olivas, No. 6 statewide in RBI for Berthoud.
A full schedule and final scores are on the Softball scoreboard.
Big movers in the rankings
- Montrose (9-1) climbed into the 4A top 10 at No. 10.
Full listing on the Softball rankings page.
