Mountain Pointe extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-5. They came up short against the Ironwood Eagles, falling 19-9. The Pride were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
As for Ironwood, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
For Ironwood's part, Kassandra Uriarte made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Uriarte a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and three doubles.
In other batting news, Diana Gallagher was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Malone, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one stolen base.
Looking ahead, Mountain Pointe is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Chaparral at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. This will be the Pride's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Ironwood, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Youngker at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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