Softball Recap: Valley Vista Comes Up Short

Valley Vista extended their losing streak to ten on Monday, dropping their season record down to 5-18 in the process. They came up short against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions, falling 25-0. The Monsoon were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mountain Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2018.

As for Mountain Ridge, they moved to 15-9 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.

For Mountain Ridge's part, Alexis Boumarn made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Boumarn a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Italia Carpio, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with seven RBI, three runs, and two doubles. What's more, she posted three hits, the most she's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Ainsley Cottrell, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

As of now, neither Valley Vista nor Mountain Ridge have any future games scheduled.