Mountain Ridge faced Riverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Sentinels blew past the Silverwolves 9-2. This was a revenge game for the Sentinels: when they faced off against the Silverwolves back in March, they had to take a 10-7 loss.
Sydney Lambert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge let Red Brooks and Hanna Lino run wild. Brooks got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Lino went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those two hits gave Lino a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tatyana Toala, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Sentinels
| 04/22/25 vs Riverton | 9-2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Hunter | 10-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Tooele | 17-0 |
| 03/27/25 vs Corner Canyon | 15-1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Copper Hills | 1-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Mountain Ridge pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.8 runs. As for Riverton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 19-2 record.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Mountain Ridge is set to take on their familiar foe Herriman at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Riverton will challenge rival Bingham at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Silverwolves 3.5, the Miners 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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