After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rincon/University, South Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks with a sharp 19-9 victory. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won four matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Alexia Ramirez
| 03/20/25 vs Desert Sunrise | 5 |
| 02/27/25 @ Carl Hayden Community | 4 |
| 04/04/24 @ Metro Tech | 4 |
| 03/08/24 @ Glendale | 4 |
| 03/05/24 vs Independence | 4 |
Alexia Ramirez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Those hits were her first of the season. She was even better at the plate, going a perfect 5-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Bethsi Arellano-Melendez was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-5. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Salas, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
South Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
South Mountain now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Desert Sunrise, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, South Mountain will welcome Sierra Linda at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Sierra Linda has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.75 runs per game on average), something South Mountain will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Desert Sunrise, they will face off against Yuma at 3:45 p.m. on March 27th. Desert Sunrise has given up an average of 18.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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