The Desert Mountain Wolves will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Higley Knights at 4:00 p.m. Desert Mountain is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Desert Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Centennial 10-4. Desert Mountain might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 matches by six runs or more this season.
Lilly Goodwin made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Goodwin has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Goodwin was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, McKinsey Beyer was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Giana DeSpirito, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Higley won against Williams Field on Monday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Higley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Horizon. That's two games straight that Higley has won by exactly two runs.
Kyndal Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Amayranny Campos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Desert Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Higley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Desert Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Higley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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