Softball Preview: Brighton Bulldogs vs. Mountain Range Mustangs
The Brighton Bulldogs will challenge the Mountain Range Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brighton has three straight victories, Mountain Range has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brighton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Rangeview 17-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooke Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Brighton got a massive performance out of Ava Araujo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Angela Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brighton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .760. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Range might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Boulder who claimed the real prize. Mountain Range lost 12-1 to Boulder.
Brighton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mountain Range, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Everything went Brighton's way against Mountain Range in their previous matchup on September 12th, as Brighton made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brighton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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