Softball Recap: Red Mountain Extends Winning Streak to Six

Mountain Lions

Previous 6 Games

04/24/25 @ Mesa	21-0
04/22/25 @ Mountain View	12-2
04/21/25 vs O'Connor	8-3
04/17/25 vs Westwood	14-0
04/15/25 vs Mesa	14-0
04/14/25 @ Dobson	20-2

Red Mountain came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mesa Jackrabbits a 21-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 14-0 last Tuesday.

Kendall Cochran was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since April 1st.

In other batting news, Red Mountain let Saige Peters and Payton Westra run wild. Peters went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Westra went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Westra has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Montenegro, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Red Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .690. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in six consecutive matchups.

Red Mountain pushed their record up to 18-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mesa, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Red Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-0 win against Corona del Sol on the 3rd. As for Mesa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 18-3 defeat against Tolleson on the 28th.