Softball Preview: Apache Junction Prospectors vs. Cortez Colts
Apache Junction is 10-0 against Cortez since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Apache Junction Prospectors will head out on the road to take on the Cortez Colts at 3:45 p.m. Apache Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Apache Junction earned a 7-3 win over Cortez. The victory was just what Apache Junction needed coming off of a 17-2 loss in their prior match.
Christilyn Trisoliere and Shaunna Harper made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Trisoliere pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Harper struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (and only one walk). At bat, Trisoliere scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Harper scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Harper has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Apache Junction let Taygan Taylor and Isabella Winn loose on the outfield. Taylor scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Winn went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Apache Junction now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Cortez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
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