Softball Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Sunnyslope Vikings
The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sunnyslope Vikings at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mountain Ridge gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Boulder Creek as Mountain Ridge made off with a 10-1 win. The victory was just what Mountain Ridge needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Amanda Magro was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and not a single walk). Magro has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Magro was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daisy Herrera, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Nataleigh Orozco, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope suffered a tough 17-3 loss at the hands of O'Connor on Thursday. Sunnyslope has not had much luck with O'Connor recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Sunnyslope saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabrina Case, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mountain Ridge's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-12. As for Sunnyslope, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Sunnyslope when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Will Mountain Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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