The Catalina Foothills Falcons will be playing at home against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Catalina Foothills, who comes in off a win.
Catalina Foothills came into Tuesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Cholla with a sharp 13-5 victory on Tuesday. Catalina Foothills' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Madison Hairgrove made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched. Hairgrove was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Makena Thompson and Elyse Ardolino did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Ardolino scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Kailin Habben was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Ironwood Ridge on Tuesday and fell 9-5.
Clarissa Figueroa was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alycia Gordin, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Catalina Foothills' win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
Catalina Foothills suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Mountain View in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain View's Arianna Figueroa, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Catalina Foothills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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