Berthoud has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Berthoud is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.9 runs per game this season.
Berthoud will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Lyons on Monday. Everything went Berthoud's way against Lyons as Berthoud made off with a 12-2 win. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Berthoud got a massive performance out of Shaylee Spears, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Spears a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Berthoud hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They came up short against Roosevelt, falling 15-0.
Berthoud's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything went Berthoud's way against Mountain View in their previous matchup on September 3rd as Berthoud made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berthoud since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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