Mesa Ridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Canon City Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mesa Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Mesa Ridge sidestepped Canon City for an 8-6 win.
Lillian Staszesky made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kiana Steinhoff was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elexiyah Montoya, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Mesa Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Mesa Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Canon City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Mesa Ridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Canon City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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