Sunrise Mountain hasn't had much luck against Sports Leadership & Management recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Miners will host the Bulls at 3:30 p.m. Sunrise Mountain has given up an average of 16.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Monday just wasn't the day for Sunrise Mountain's offense. They came up short against Boulder City on Monday, falling 19-0. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management got themselves on the board against Canyon Springs on Monday, but Canyon Springs never followed suit. They blew past the Pioneers 12-0. The Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by 11 runs or more this season.
Mya Schweisthal made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Naima Ralston and Sonny Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Ralston went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and six RBI. Those three hits gave Johnson a new career-high. Nicole Carrasco was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Sports Leadership & Management was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Sports Leadership & Management's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Sunrise Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
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