Softball Preview: Mojave Rattlers vs. Foothill Falcons
After five games on the road, Mojave is heading back home. They will take on the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Mojave is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Mojave will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Chaparral, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mojave sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Chaparral on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Anijha Hudson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Foothill was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Desert Oasis. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Foothill in their matchups with Desert Oasis: they've now lost four in a row.
Foothill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julie Stanton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Mojave's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Mojave suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Foothill in their previous meeting on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foothill's Isabella Higuera, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Mojave knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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