Mesa Ridge dropped to 5-5 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 19-1 to the Widefield Gladiators. The matchup marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mesa Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Serenity Higgins, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Widefield, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 9-1-1 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.5 runs.
On Widefield's side, the team relied heavily on Olivia McEwen, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave McEwen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hall, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Looking ahead, Mesa Ridge will square off against Palmer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Terrors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.6 runs per game on average), something the Grizzlies will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Widefield, they will face off against Air Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Gladiators' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Kadets have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.
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