The Mountainside Mavericks will challenge the Sunset Apollos at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mountainside 3.9, Sunset 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mountainside will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Beaverton on Friday. The Mavericks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 win over the Beavers. The Mavericks haven't had any issues with the Beavers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Jojo Appling made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
Libby Wilson
| 05/09/25 @ Beaverton | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hillsboro | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs McNary | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Jesuit | 1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Westview | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Libby Wilson, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Olivia Jenison, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Mountainside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They are 4-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Sunset unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Jesuit by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Apollos couldn't push the score so high this time.
Sydney Arnold spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Sunset saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Townsend, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Mountainside pushed their record up to 12-10 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 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sunset, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 20-3.
Mountainside couldn't quite finish off Sunset when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 9-7. Will the Mavericks 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.
