Softball Recap: Sweetwater Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sweetwater). Everything went their way against the Lincoln Hornets on Monday as the Sweetwater Red Devils made off with a 21-4 victory. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Audrey Murillo and Tatyana Mosqueda were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Murillo tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Mosqueda pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Murillo posted three strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Murillo scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Mosqueda got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one RBI.

Melanie Lopez

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/17/25 @ Lincoln	4
03/19/24 vs Monte Vista	2
03/04/25 @ Lincoln	1
03/21/24 @ Monte Vista	1
03/13/24 @ Hoover	1

In other batting news, Melanie Lopez was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Sena, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one double.

Sweetwater kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits every time they've taken the field this season.

Sweetwater pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sweetwater will face off against Morse at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sweetwater's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Morse's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln, they will be taking part in a tournament against Warner at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln has given up an average of 20.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.