The Pinnacle Panthers will head out to take on the Altamont Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pinnacle has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Altamont will come in with 12 straight victories.
Pinnacle came up short against Piute on Tuesday, falling 21-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Altamont). They were the clear victors by a 22-5 margin over Wayne on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won seven games by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Kiley Crapo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Altamont got a massive performance out of Hadley Mecham, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Preslee Thacker, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Altamont kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 23 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Altamont pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pinnacle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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