Ponderosa waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the D'Evelyn Jaguars out 7-5. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Makayla Odette, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Britt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Ponderosa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.4%.
Ponderosa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for D'Evelyn, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ponderosa's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rock Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on September 16th. Ponderosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for D'Evelyn, they will venture away from home to challenge Wheat Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Wheat Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.
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