Softball Recap: Mountainside Makes It Four in a Row at Home

Mountainside put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They came out on top against the Sandy Pioneers by a score of 5-0. While the Mavericks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Jojo Appling

Batters Struck Out

04/14/25 vs Sandy	13
04/11/25 @ Putnam	3
04/09/25 vs Lake Oswego	4
04/07/25 @ West Linn	6
04/04/25 @ Sherwood	4
+ 7 more games

Jojo Appling made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Skylar Hins looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Ainsley Arbow and Aubri Kruhm did most of the damage at the plate: Arbow scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Kruhm went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Kruhm a new career-high.

Mountainside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matchups.

Mountainside pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Sandy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.

Coming up, Mountainside will square off against Glencoe at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mavericks 3.5, the Crimson Tide 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sandy, they will be playing at home against McNary at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pioneers 2.8, the Celtics 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.