On Tuesday, Desert Vista faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Vista Thunder fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Desert Vista has lost by exactly two runs.
Mckenzie Leitgen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with three doubles and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Briski, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Desert Vista was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of seven games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Mountain Ridge's side, Gianna Torres made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Torres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Italia Carpio was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nataleigh Orozco, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Desert Vista and nudges their season record down to 23-9. As for Mountain Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Desert Vista nor Mountain Ridge have any future games scheduled.
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