On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge faced Herriman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-6 walloping at the hands of the Herriman Mustangs. Mountain Ridge has struggled against Herriman recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sierra Beratto made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatyana Toala, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Herriman's side, Ashlyn Beratto tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Tanzie Smith was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with six RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Quintero, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Herriman, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Ridge will square off against Copper Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge is facing Copper Hills at the right time seeing as Copper Hills is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Herriman, they will head out on the road to take on Riverton at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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