After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jesuit, Mountainside was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Beaverton Beavers. The victory continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Beavers: they've now won eight in a row.
Mountainside got a great performance from Jojo Appling as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Appling has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ainsley Arbow was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
Mavericks
| 04/23/25 vs Beaverton | 4-1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Westview | 9-1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Sandy | 5-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Lake Oswego | 6-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hillsboro | 10-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wilsonville | 5-4 |
Mountainside's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Beaverton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mountainside will square off against rival Sunset at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mavericks 3.5, the Apollos 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Beaverton is set to challenge their familiar foe Aloha at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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