Softball Preview: Oak Grove Eagles vs. Mountain View Spartans
The Oak Grove Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Oak Grove lost 17-5 to Silver Creek on Thursday.
Tatyana Watson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Iraheta, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain View entered their tilt with Fremont with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Firebirds onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Friday.
Caroline ` Kim made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kim has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kim was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Shivani Nangia and Mikayla` Kim did most of the damage at the plate: Nangia went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Kim scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kim has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tabby Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Oak Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
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