Mountain Vista has gone 8-1 against Highlands Ranch recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles takes on the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 3:30 p.m. They took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Vista, who comes in off a win.
Mountain Vista is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Douglas County with a sharp 13-3 victory on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Emmy Munoz, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Alexis Willahan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Vista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 23.7% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 31.4%.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Highlands Ranch's offense. They lost 10-0 to Ponderosa on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost eight in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for Mountain Vista and bumps their season record up to 7-15. As for Highlands Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Mountain Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Highlands Ranch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Vista since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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