It was a good run, but Desert Vista unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the O'Connor Eagles by a score of 10-8. Desert Vista has struggled against O'Connor recently, as their game on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Ava Briski made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jaymie Larney was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
On O'Connor's side, Rachel Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and seven unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks. Davis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sydnee Williams was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Charleigh Schuettler, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Desert Vista's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8. As for O'Connor, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season.
Desert Vista will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for O'Connor, they will head out on the road to take on Queen Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Queen Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins, O'Connor a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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