The Snow College softball team suffered their second consecutive sweep against No. 6 Salt Lake Community College Wednesday and Thursday in Ephraim.  Following a seven-game winning streak, the Badgers have now lost eight straight games.
 
Snow College entered the weekend following a four-game sweep against No. 7 College of Southern Idaho.  The Badgers have gone just 1-15 against ranked teams this season.  They now own a 30-23 overall record and a 19-17 mark within the Scenic West Athletic Conference.
 
The Bruins struck first in game one and scored six runs over the first two innings.  The Badgers trimmed the deficit to 8-4 by the fourth inning following a sacrifice fly and a pair of homers from McCall Maxfield. 
 
The Badgers rallied late in the game as Aiden Fitch and Maxfield each hit two-run singles and plated another run on an error and trailed by just one, 10-9.  The Bruins added a run in the seventh and the Badgers were not able to respond and suffered the 11-9 loss.
 
It was the Badgers that jumped out to the early lead in game two of the series.  They scored a pair of runs in the second on an error before Hadley Walker, Fitch, and Kamryn Allen each hit solo homers to take a 5-0 lead.
 
The Bruins quickly turned the tables and scored 14 runs over the next three innings.  The Badgers managed just one run during that time – an RBI single from Hailey Mangum – as they dropped the game 14-6.
 
Game three of the series proved to be an outright slugfest as the teams combined to hit a total of five home runs and six doubles while scoring a combined 32 runs on 28 hits.  Each team scored three runs in the first inning.  Another Maxfield homer followed an RBI single from Fitch in the opening frame for the Badgers.
 
The Badgers struck again in the fourth following eight consecutive Bruins' tallies.  Brenly Boydston blasted a sharp line drive over the centerfield wall to plate three runs and cut the deficit to 11-6.  The Badgers added two more in the fifth behind a Reata O'Neal double and a Mangum single.  The Bruins scored eight runs over the final three innings and lead 19-8 entering the final frame.
 
Boydston sparked a rally in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single to center.  A bases-loaded walk added a run before Tasia Shibuya cleared the bases with a double down the left-field line.  It wasn't enough as the Badgers dropped game three, 19-13.
 
The Bruins wasted no time taking control of the final game of the series as they scored five runs in the first and nine runs in the second.  The Badgers scored two runs in three separate innings.  Allen singled in the first, which plated two runs before a Shibuya homer and a wild pitch scored two more in the fifth. 
 
Maxfield opened up the bottom of the fifth inning with a home run to left field before Allen followed with her team-leading 18^th homer of the season.  The Badgers were not able to rally further and were defeated 16-6.
 
With the home run in the seventh inning of game four, Allen tied the single-season home run record set by current Snow College assistant coach Brooke Brown in 2018.  Allen currently leads the team in hitting at .455 and, in addition to her 18 homers, has driven in 66 runs this season.
 
Allen led the way offensively as she went 7-13(.538/.571/.1.077) from the plate with two homers and five runs.  Maxfield went 6-13(.462/.500/1.385) with four homers, eight RBIs and six runs.  The Badgers hit .351 as a team and hit a total of 10 homers against the Bruins.
 
Snow College will wrap up its regular season against Colorado Northwestern Community College next weekend in Rangely.  The Badgers swept the Spartans when the two teams met earlier this season.  Friday's matchup is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with Saturday's doubleheader slated for a 12:00 first pitch.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.