Softball Recap: Desert Vista has no trouble against Basha

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 4:05pm

Softball Recap: Desert Vista Thunder vs. Basha Bears

Desert Vista stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Basha Bears with a sharp 14-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Desert Vista who now have six in a row.

Olivia Kingery was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Kingery was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.

In other batting news, Laci Lopez was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Kaiya Amato, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.

On Basha's side, Vaeh Luna made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Desert Vista has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Basha, their loss dropped their record down to 23-3-1.

Desert Vista will head out on the road to square off against Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Desert Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Basha, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gila Ridge at 3:45 p.m. Basha will be looking to keep their 25-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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