Softball Recap: Capital Golden Eagles vs. Mountain View Mavericks
On Friday, Capital faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Golden Eagles took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Mavericks. Capital was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain View apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Stella Rensvold was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Keyten Erickson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On Mountain View's side, Brooke Austin was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Liberty Shake, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Capital and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Mountain View, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Capital will head out on the road to take on Nampa at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nampa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Mountain View, they will be playing at home against Centennial at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge.
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