Softball Preview: Round Mountain Knights vs. Carlin Railroaders
The Round Mountain Knights are on the road again in Tuesday's first game to play the Carlin Railroaders at 12:00 p.m. Round Mountain knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Carlin likes a good challenge.
Round Mountain can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match in Friday's second game. They put the hurt on Indian Springs with a sharp 17-2 win.
Ava Faga made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Faga was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Round Mountain got a massive performance out of Phoenix Jacobs, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Hallee Larsen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Carlin faced Wells in a battle between two of the state's top teams in Tuesday's second game. Carlin wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of Wells. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Carlin couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kayona Christensen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Clancy, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Round Mountain's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.4 runs per game. As for Carlin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season.
Round Mountain suffered a grim 23-9 defeat to Carlin when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carlin's Danyel Micheli, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Now that Round Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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