The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Xavier College Prep Gators at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Xavier College Prep took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Red Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Red Mountain will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Pinnacle, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Red Mountain came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 6-2 two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountain Lions.
Kendall Cochran
| 02/26/25 vs Desert Mountain | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Queen Creek | 6 |
| 03/01/25 vs Chaparral | 9 |
| 03/04/25 @ Pinnacle | 11 |
Kendall Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Chloe Ftizpatrick was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Those runs marked the first that she scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Montenegro, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Xavier College Prep's offense. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The Gators' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Xavier College Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Root, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Red Mountain pushed their record up to 2-2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14 runs. As for Xavier College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-1.
Red Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Xavier College Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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