Softball Preview: Mountain View Toros vs. Dobson Mustangs
Mountain View is 8-2 against Dobson since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mountain View Toros will look to defend their home field against the Dobson Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Mountain View never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mesa on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Jackrabbits as they made off with a 16-2 win. With that victory, Mountain View brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Kylynn Sylvester was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tatum Eaton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dobson got themselves on the board against Skyline on Tuesday, but Skyline never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over the Coyotes. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dobson.
Daniella Gloria was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Gloria was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Mariah Caldwell and Natalie Hamblin did most of the damage at the plate: Caldwell scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Hamblin went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Nikole Torres was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Dobson, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Mountain View was able to grind out a solid win over Dobson when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Mountain View repeat their success, or does Dobson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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