If Mountain Home was riding high off their 21-9 takedown of Columbia last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountain Home Tigers fell just short of the Minico Spartans by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. Mountain Home has not had much luck with Minico recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ava Johnson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up five earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Orie Rau was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Moreno, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mountain Home was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Minico's side, they let Zoie Maughan and Danni Ambriz loose on the outfield. Maughan scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Ambriz scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kabrey Aragon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Home's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Minico, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Mountain Home by a score of 17-2 later that day.
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