Softball Recap: Patterson Takes a Loss

Patterson fell victim to Mountain House and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Mountain House Mustangs, falling 6-0. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.

Patterson's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 17 hits in those games compared to only 5.36 in the others. As for Mountain House, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Patterson will square off against East Union at 4:00 p.m. on March 25th. We've got a battle between Mustangs coming up. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mountain House 1.4, Oakdale 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.