Montezuma-Cortez came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Basalt Longhorns 18-3 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Aubrey Rutherford, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Istenes, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montezuma-Cortez was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive contests.
The win got Montezuma-Cortez back to even at 8-8. As for Basalt, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Montezuma-Cortez beat Basalt by a score of 13-0 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
