Softball Recap: Corner Canyon Comes Up Short

Corner Canyon had lost 12 straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-19 to make it 13. They lost 13-0 to the Mountain Ridge Sentinels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sentinels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 back in March.

As for Mountain Ridge, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 18-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.

For Mountain Ridge's part, Red Brooks made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Brooks has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.

In other batting news, Mountain Ridge got a massive performance out of Kelli Christiansen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Hanna Lino also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Corner Canyon will take on Layton at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Chargers are facing the Lancers at the right time seeing as the Lancers are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Mountain Ridge, they will be playing at home against Bingham at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sentinels 2.5, the Miners 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.