Softball Recap: Sunrise Mountain Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Desert Mountain

On Monday, Sunrise Mountain faced Desert Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs came up short against the Desert Mountain Wolves, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.

Sunrise Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Pruetz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Sunrise Mountain suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 4-2. As for Desert Mountain, they pushed their record up to 4-1-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sunrise Mountain will face off against Paradise Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunrise Mountain has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Desert Mountain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Verrado at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Verrado's hitters will have their work cut out for them.