Softball Recap: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Greeley Central Wildcats
Mountain View came into Saturday's game having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 victory over the Greeley Central Wildcats on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mountain Lions considering their one-run performance the match before.
Izabella Atwood made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mountain View got a big performance out of Emerson Lamar, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Illyana Collins was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mountain View's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-18. As for Greeley Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mountain View beat Greeley Central by a score of 24-5 later that day.
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