After flying high against Marcos de Niza last Monday, Coconino came back down to earth. The Coconino Panthers took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Salpointe Catholic Lancers on Tuesday.
Kaitlyn Tso spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Coconino saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danica Kern, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Salpointe Catholic's side, Macee Jackson looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Izzy Soto was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Castillo, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Coconino's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for Salpointe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season.
Coconino will be playing at home against Flagstaff at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coconino is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Salpointe Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Eastmark at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salpointe Catholic sitting on three straight wins and Eastmark on 13.
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