Softball Recap: Tonopah Muckers vs. Lone Pine Golden Eagles
After a string of three wins, Tonopah's good fortune finally ran out in Saturday's second game. They fell 20-17 to the Lone Pine Golden Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game in Saturday's first game (16), Tonopah still had to take the loss.
Savanna Muns was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits. Muns was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
In other batting news, Liberty Deck and Gabrielle Strozzi did some serious damage despite the final result: Deck scored four runs and stole five bases while going 5-for-5, while Strozzi scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taylor Thomas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Tonopah didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Lone Pine's side, the team relied heavily on Allisson Villa, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Yesenia Alegre, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Tonopah now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Lone Pine, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1.
Tonopah is on the road again on Tuesday to play Mineral County at 1:00 p.m. Mineral County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Lone Pine, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Mojave, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:15 p.m.
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