After a string of six wins, Red Mountain's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of the Xavier College Prep Gators. Red Mountain was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the five games prior) but Xavier College Prep's pitcher proved too tough.
Red Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nina Montenegro, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
On Xavier College Prep's side, Angie Falls was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Falls has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Falls was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Makenzie Latvaaho looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Xavier College Prep got a massive performance out of Lauren Putz, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tabitha Von Kolen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Red Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 12-2. As for Xavier College Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2-1.
Red Mountain will be playing at home against D.C. Everest at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Red Mountain will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Xavier College Prep will take on O'Connor at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Xavier College Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so O'Connor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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