Softball Preview: Mountain View Spartans vs. Wilcox Chargers
Mountain View is 8-2 against Wilcox since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mountain View Spartans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Wilcox Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Mountain View will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Mountain View is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over Oak Grove on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mountain View with their most commanding win of the season.
Mountain View got a massive performance out of Tabby Smith, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Mili Patel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Wilcox had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Los Altos on Friday. Wilcox has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wilcox saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Erica Salinas, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Wilcox, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Mountain View skirted past Wilcox 7-5 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rodriguez, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain View still be able to contain Rodriguez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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