Lady Spartans Continue to play well.
photo by Rebecca Holt
On September 4th, the softball team went up to Grand Junction to play in the Peach Fuzz Softball Tournament. They had their ups and downs, yet finished the weekend with a record of 2-1.
The tournament started on Friday evening, when the girls played an intense game against Grand Junction. The girls came prepared, scoring early with doubles from Senior Aryn Grywuiewicz and Junior Lauren Jorgenson. The softball team won that game 2-1.
Saturday the softball team continued their winning ways by destroying Cortes 11-1. The girls controlled the game, and everybody played wonderfully, including a three-run home run from Grywuiewicz. However, the softball team’s win streak was stopped after playing against Fruita Monument. The Spartans lost 9-0. The softball team played as hard as they could and had three chances to score, but Fruita was just too much to handle. “It was upsetting of course, but it was a good learning experience for us. They were a very good team, and they showed us that we still have a lot of work to do before the playoffs,” said Grywuiewicz.
After the Peach Fuzz tournament, the softball team played against Falcon at Falcon High School. The softball team knew that it would be a tough game, especially after losing to Falcon last year by one run. It was a tough game, and the softball team had to rely on their great defense, but they were able to come away with the victory, winning 1-0. This was one of the softball team’s most emotional victories this season, because this was the revenge for the loss suffered last year by the seniors. Grywuiewicz had an amazing game throwing, recording 12 strikeouts. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Senior Morgan Bertram hit a triple to score in Jorgenson. “This was an amazing win for us, especially now since this is the point where our season really kicks off,” said Grywuiewicz.
On September 9th the softball team beat Woodland Park, winning 14-1. The girls scored 13 of their 14 runs in the first inning alone! Grywuiewicz continued her terrific pitching, throwing 8 strikeouts. Though the game was an easy win for the softball team, they still continue to stay humble and work hard everyday. “They have beaten us for the past two years now, and it just felt great to beat them in our senior year,” said Bertram.
Thursday night, the softball team went to Montbello for their first league game. The softball team beat the Warriors 19-0, clinching their third consecutive win and bringing their record to 7-3. The softball team is heating up and still has tough games ahead of them, but they are focused and continuing to work hard everyday.
The girls did well both offensively and defensively with three grand slams coming from Grywusiewicz, Bertram, and Jorgenson. It appears that all that hard work is finally paying off for the Spartans. Grywusiewicz threw a perfect game and still has plenty of heat for the second half of the season.
The softball team’s next game is against Ft. Lupton at TJ; and with a lot of time between now and the next game, the softball team will have some of the most intense practices of the year; they will work on hitting and defensive plays to make sure that they are ready to go against Ft. Lupton. After losing last season, Ft. Lupton is a team that wants revenge for last year. Make sure to go support the softball team on Thursday as they take on Ft. Lupton. The game will be played on September 17, and will start at 4:00 pm.
