Softball Game Preview: Sunrise Mountain Miners vs. Sports Leadership & Management Bulls

Sunrise Mountain is 1-6 against Sports Leadership & Management since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Sunrise Mountain will venture away from home to square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:30 p.m. Sunrise Mountain has given up an average of 17.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Sunrise Mountain is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Boulder City, falling 15-1.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sports Leadership & Management, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Canyon Springs a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Bulls have won seven matches by more than ten runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Mya Schweisthal made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Naima Ralston was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Emma Schweisthal was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.

Sports Leadership & Management was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .682. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in 11 consecutive games.

Sports Leadership & Management pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Sunrise Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.