The Mountain Pointe Pride will be playing in front of their home fans against the Casa Grande Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Mountain Pointe put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over Apollo. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Pointe.
Iliana Flores was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Veronica Delgado, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Williams Field by a score of 3-2.
Brianna Sanchez spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Casa Grande saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adyson McClintic, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Mountain Pointe's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Casa Grande, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Mountain Pointe couldn't quite finish off Casa Grande in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Mountain Pointe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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