Softball Recap: Mountain Crest Mustangs vs. Hillcrest Huskies
With a playoff game on the line, Mountain Crest rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Hillcrest Huskies as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for Mountain Crest who now have four in a row.
Aspen Leishman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Leishman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leishman was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Celina Laughery, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Izzy Laughery was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Hillcrest's side, Brooklyn Ricci made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Mountain Crest is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Hillcrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Mountain Crest is on the road again on Thursday to play Desert Hills at 4:00 p.m. Desert Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Mountain Crest's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Hillcrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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