Softball Recap: Round Mountain Knights vs. Indian Springs Thunderbirds
Round Mountain can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match in Friday's first game. They blew past the Indian Springs Thunderbirds 18-2. 18 seems to be a good number for Round Mountain as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Round Mountain got a massive performance out of Phoenix Jacobs, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Jacobs is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Laycii Thibodeaux, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Indian Springs' side, Minnie Giarla made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Celina Pena, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Indian Springs hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Round Mountain struck out seven times.
The victory was the third in a row for Round Mountain, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Indian Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Round Mountain beat Indian Springs by a score of 17-2 later that day.
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