The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Coconino Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went Bradshaw Mountain's way against Mohave as Bradshaw Mountain made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bradshaw Mountain.
Kodee Statler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Statler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Statler was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trynadee Routh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Haedyn Wright was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Coconino entered their tilt with Moon Valley with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rockets a 23-0 shutout on Thursday. Give Coconino's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Moon Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Monica Lopez, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (she gave up no walks).
On the hitting side, Destiny Villas was a standout: she fired off three triples, three runs, and two RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Fockler, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Bradshaw Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Coconino, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bradshaw Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coconino struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bradshaw Mountain suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Coconino when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coconino's Kaitlyn Tso, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Bradshaw Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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