Mesa Ridge has gone 9-1 against Canon City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Canon City Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Mesa Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Mesa Ridge earned a 9-4 victory over Coronado.
Lillian Staszesky made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Kiana Steinhoff was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Elexiyah Montoya, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mesa Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Canon City unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 11-1 to Widefield. The Tigers were red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the seven contests prior) but the Gladiators' pitcher proved too tough.
Cammi Leis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mesa Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Canon City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Mesa Ridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Canon City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mesa Ridge took their win against Canon City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Mesa Ridge repeat their success, or does Canon City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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