Softball Recap: Mohave Accelerated Patriots vs. Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes
In what's become a running theme this season, Mohave Accelerated gave their fans yet another huge win in Saturday's second game. Everything went their way against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes as the Mohave Accelerated Patriots made off with a 12-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Mohave Accelerated sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Megan Jones made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tanner Banks was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Lucy Wickham was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mohave Accelerated's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs per game. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.
Mohave Accelerated will be playing in front of their home fans against Lee Williams at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison Highland Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Arizona Lutheran Academy is facing Madison Highland Prep at the right time seeing as Madison Highland Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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