South Mountain had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-12-1 to make it six. They fell just short of the Camelback Spartans by a score of 15-14. The Jaguars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 20-2.
Alexia Ramirez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and 11 unearned) runs off 11 hits. Ramirez was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
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In other batting news, South Mountain got a massive performance out of Mariah Salas, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Salas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethsi Arellano-Melendez, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
As for Camelback, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
On Camelback's side, the team relied heavily on Kyliana Massey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave Massey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samay Ramos, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. South Mountain is set to take on their familiar foe Maryvale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Camelback will face off against rival Cesar Chavez at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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