If South Mountain was riding high fresh off their 10-3 takedown of Sierra Linda last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. South Mountain came up short against the Valley Vista Monsoon on Tuesday, falling 22-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (ten), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Saray Telles led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Bethsi Arellano-Melendez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, South Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.
South Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Valley Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
South Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 13-0 loss against Marcos de Niza on the 28th. As for Valley Vista, they will square off against Apollo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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