Softball Preview: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Mesa Jackrabbits
Red Mountain is 10-0 against Mesa since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Mesa Jackrabbits at 3:45 p.m. Red Mountain will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Red Mountain stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against O'Connor as Red Mountain made off with a 6-0 victory. Give Red Mountain's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Kendall Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Payton Maguire and Payton Westra did most of the damage at the plate: Maguire scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Westra scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hampton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mesa fell victim to a rough 18-5 loss at the hands of Mountain View on Tuesday.
Red Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Red Mountain took their win against Mesa in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 24-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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