After a string of four wins, Red Mesa's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They suffered a tough 16-0 defeat at the hands of the Williams Vikings. Red Mesa was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Williams' pitchers proved too tough.
For Williams' part, Kai Mortenson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Mortenson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mortenson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Williams got a massive performance out of Hannah Kedzia, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Audrina Baldwin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Red Mesa fell to 4-1. As for Williams, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
While Red Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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