Softball Preview: Mountain Ridge Sentinels vs. American Fork Cavemen
Mountain Ridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the American Fork Cavemen at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lehi, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked 22nd). Mountain Ridge took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lehi on Friday.
Sierra Beratto was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, American Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 18-9 to Westlake.
Kennedy McKinney and Naataanii Fielding did some serious damage despite the final result: McKinney got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Fielding scored a run while going 3-for-4. Miah Walters was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
Mountain Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for American Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Mountain Ridge's way against American Fork in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Mountain Ridge made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge 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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