Softball Recap: Corona del Sol Aztecs vs. Red Mountain Mountain Lions
Red Mountain typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Corona del Sol proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Red Mountain Mountain Lions. The win made it back-to-back victories for Corona del Sol.
Alyssia Munoz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corona del Sol's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abby Ritchhart, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Leah Montenegro was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Red Mountain's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kendall Cochran gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
Corona del Sol is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-21 record this season. As for Red Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-4.
Corona del Sol is on the road again on Tuesday to play Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Corona del Sol's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Red Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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