The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will challenge the Ponderosa Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mountain Vista sitting on three straight victories and Ponderosa on four.
Mountain Vista is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since October 14, 2023 on Monday. They put the hurt on ThunderRidge with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Shelby Chesser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alexis Willahan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel West, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Mountain Vista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 23.7% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 31.9%.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa hadn't done well against Douglas County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Ponderosa walked away with a 15-11 win over Douglas County.
Annabelle Horan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. What's more, she also posted a .833 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Campbell Trombley was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and seven RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Avery Britt, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-6.
Mountain Vista's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. As for Ponderosa, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Mountain Vista took their victory against Ponderosa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Vista 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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