Softball Recap: Taylor Hampton can't quite lead Red Mountain over Corona del Sol

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 6:32pm

Softball Recap: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Corona del Sol Aztecs

Red Mountain lost against Corona del Sol last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions fell just short of the Corona del Sol Aztecs by a score of 3-1.

Kendall Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Red Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Hampton, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.

On Corona del Sol's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Alyssia Munoz gave up only one earned run on four hits.

Red Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Corona del Sol, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-21 record this season.

Red Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Corona del Sol, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Corona del Sol's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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