Softball Preview: Mountain Vista Golden Eagles vs. Cherry Creek Bruins
After five games on the road, Mountain Vista is heading back home. They will welcome the Cherry Creek Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mountain Vista's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chatfield on Tuesday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, while Cherry Creek put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Thomas Jefferson. Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Thomas Jefferson as Cherry Creek made off with a 13-0 win. The match marked the Bruins' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Claudia Zipperer looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Paloma Heshmati was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Sepesi, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherry Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mountain Vista has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season. As for Cherry Creek, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Mountain Vista couldn't quite finish off Cherry Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 and fell 6-4. Will Mountain Vista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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