Softball Preview: Mountain View Toros vs. Red Mountain Mountain Lions
Mountain View is 2-8 against Red Mountain since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mountain View Toros will be playing at home against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Saturday, everything went Mountain View's way against McClintock as Mountain View made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
Brenna Campos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Campos has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Campos was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kylynn Sylvester was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Tierah Metcalf was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain waltzed into their match on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They never let the Jackrabbits onto the board and left with a 25-0 win. Give Red Mountain's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Kassidy Lopez was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophia Hutchison, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
The victory got Mountain View back to even at 14-14. As for Red Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Monday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Mountain View hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. However, it's not like Red Mountain struggles in that department as they've averaged .388. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Red Mountain in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Red Mountain's Kendall Cochran, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Mountain View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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