Softball Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Berthoud Spartans
After two games on the road, Mountain View is heading back home. They will welcome the Berthoud Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mountain View's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Roosevelt on Saturday. They came up short against the Roughriders, falling 15-0. The Mountain Lions haven't had much luck with the Roughriders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Berthoud waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Lions. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Berthoud got a massive performance out of Shaylee Spears, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Spears a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Berthoud didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lyons only tossed three.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Berthoud, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Mountain View suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Berthoud when the teams last played on September 3rd. Will Mountain View 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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