California High School Softball - Patriot gets by Montclair
March 8, 2018: Riverside, CA 92509 Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the Patriot Warriors (Riverside, CA) and the visiting Montclair Cavaliers (Montclair, CA), witnessed Patriot's softball squad tip Montclair by a count of 6-5.
The Warriors now sport a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Ramona for a River Valley match on Thursday, March 15. Patriot will meet a Rams squad coming off a 6-3 non-league loss to Etiwanda (Etiwanda, CA). The Rams record now stands at 4-5.
With the loss, Montclair moves to 2-6 on the season. The Cavaliers travel to Fontana (Fontana, CA) to meet the Steelers in a non-league match on Saturday, March 10. The Steelers go into the match with a record of 1-8. Fontana lost 15-2 in their recent non-league test against San Jacinto (San Jacinto, CA)
Game Summary
Montclair HS Drops Game to Patriot HS After Late Score
Thursday's game against Patriot HS was a heartbreaker for Montclair HS, as they lost the lead late in a 6-5 defeat. The game was tied at five with Patriot HS batting in the bottom of the sixth when D Armendariz singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Montclair HS fired up the offense in the first inning. An error scored one run for Montclair HS. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Patriot HS tied things up at five. Patriot HS scored one run when A Martinez singled. Brandi McKeehan took the loss for Montclair HS. She surrendered five runs on 11 hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking zero.
Montclair HS totaled seven hits in the game. Ariana Noguer and Jayden Diaz all collected multiple hits for Montclair HS. Diaz and Noguer each managed two hits to lead Montclair HS.
