Softball Preview: Nogales Apaches vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
The Nogales Apaches will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nogales is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Nogales fell victim to Marana and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 18-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while.
Nogales saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Martinez, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mountain View stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Desert View onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win was just what Mountain View needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior game.
Mountain View let Clarissa Figueroa and Ashley Gospodarek loose on the outfield. Figueroa scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gospodarek scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Megan Newton, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Nogales' loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 14-4 record this season.
Nogales might still be hurting after the 20-6 defeat they got from Mountain View when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Nogales avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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