Softball Preview: Carlin Railroaders vs. Round Mountain Knights
After two games on the road, Carlin is heading back home. They will take on the Round Mountain Knights at 12:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Carlin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
In Tuesday's second game, Carlin faced Wells in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Carlin suffered a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Wells. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Carlin couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kayona Christensen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Clancy, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Round Mountain put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season in Friday's second game. Everything went their way against Indian Springs as Round Mountain made off with a 17-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Round Mountain sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ava Faga was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Faga was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Phoenix Jacobs was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Hallee Larsen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Carlin has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. As for Round Mountain, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Carlin's way against Round Mountain in their previous matchup back in March as Carlin made off with a 23-9 win. Does Carlin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Round Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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