Softball Preview: Sunrise Mountain Mustangs vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats
Sunrise Mountain is 0-6 against Willow Canyon since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will be playing at home against the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Sunrise Mountain made easy work of Kellis and carried off a 19-1 win. The victory was just what Sunrise Mountain needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior match.
Mackenzie Catalanotte made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Catalanotte was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Kaelani Paulino was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Hailey Martinez was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Ironwood onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Willow Canyon sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Aubrey Kautman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harmony Andrade and Brenna Windahl did most of the damage at the plate: Andrade went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a triple, while Windahl went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylee Walding, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Sunrise Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 6-15-1. As for Willow Canyon, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Sunrise Mountain might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Willow Canyon in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrade, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Now that Sunrise Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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