The No. 1 team in Class 5A went down in its first game of the season — a 5-4 loss to Silver Creek.
The Raptors, No. 6 in the CHSAANow.com preseason Class 4A softball poll, grabbed the lead early and held on to beat the Eagles.
Kayla Harper’s two-RBI triple in the second inning gave Silver Creek a 3-0 lead over Broomfield, then Dana Dwyer made it 5-1 Silver Creek with a two-run homerun.
Broomfield fought back in the seventh inning as the Eagles had runners on first and second with no outs, down 5-4.
But, the last out of the game was recorded on a baserunning error. Silver Creek finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Jetta Nannen gave up three earned runs in a complete game effort for Silver Creek.
Mead scores six runs in top of seventh to shock Holy Family
Mead softball was down to it’s final three outs, facing a four-run deficit.
The Maverick scored six runs in the seventh inning to beat Holy Family 11-10 on Wednesday.
Mead sophomore Erin Hanafin went four-for-five with six runs batted in, two runs scored and a homerun.