Softball Recap: Red Mountain Makes It 11 in a Row at Home

Mountain Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Mesa	21
04/01/25 vs Skyline	20
04/14/25 @ Dobson	18
03/26/25 @ Skyline	18
05/03/25 vs Corona del Sol	16

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Red Mountain had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Corona del Sol Aztecs a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Mountain Lions have won 14 matches by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Corona del Sol's batters probably weren't too happy with Kendall Cochran, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (she gave up zero walks). Cochran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Red Mountain got a massive performance out of Saige Peters, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Payton Westra, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.

Red Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .632. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Red Mountain pushed their record up to 19-4-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Corona del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.

Red Mountain and Corona del Sol are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Mountain Lions will challenge O'Connor at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Red Mountain surely won't give up without a fight. As for Corona del Sol, they will face off against Sunnyside at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Aztecs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Devils have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.