Red Mountain is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Xavier College Prep is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will take on the Xavier College Prep Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Red Mountain: 2.6, Xavier College Prep: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Red Mountain stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Dobson a 14-0 shutout.
Sarah Misner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Misner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Kendall Cochran looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Nina Montenegro, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Sophia Marquez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Chandler on Tuesday, taking the game 9-6.
Noelani Romo was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Putz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Red Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Xavier College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 17-2-1.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Red Mountain has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Xavier College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Red Mountain might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Xavier College Prep in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Xavier College Prep's Angie Falls, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Red Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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