Softball Recap: Pine View Takes a Loss

Pine View had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 5-15 to make it four. They lost 11-0 to the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Pine View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maycie Schmutz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

As for Crimson Cliffs, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.

On Crimson Cliffs' side, the result came thanks to Gracee Stucki's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Stucki has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nyah Snyder, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Sophie Staheli was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Crimson Cliffs beat Pine View by a score of 13-2 on Monday.