Softball Preview: ThunderRidge Grizzlies vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will challenge the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. ThunderRidge is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
ThunderRidge came up short against Ponderosa on Friday, falling 17-3.
ThunderRidge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Conant, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Vista). They came out on top against Regis Jesuit by a score of 11-7 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Alexa Reinig made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Reinig was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alexis Willahan was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Emmy Munoz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Vista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
ThunderRidge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Mountain Vista, their record is now 4-12.
Mountain Vista's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: ThunderRidge has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. It's a different story for Mountain Vista, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain ThunderRidge's hitters?
Everything went ThunderRidge's way against Mountain Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as ThunderRidge made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for ThunderRidge since the squad 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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