Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Mountain Ridge

Sentinels

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Tooele	17
03/28/25 @ Cedar Valley	15
03/10/25 vs Weber	15
03/27/25 vs Corner Canyon	14
05/01/25 @ Corner Canyon	13

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mountain Ridge walked away with it. They never let the American Fork Cavemen get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Friday. The Sentinels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by seven runs or more this season.

Red Brooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sydney Lambert, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. Chloe Tycksen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple.

Mountain Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Fork only posted an OBP of .182.

The win was the third in a row for Mountain Ridge, bringing their record up to 22-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for American Fork, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-21.

Coming up, Mountain Ridge will challenge Westlake at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sentinels 3.5, the Thunder 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. American Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.