The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Green Valley Gators at 3:30 p.m. Sierra Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Green Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Sierra Vista is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Bonanza (and have done all season long). Sierra Vista's pitcher stepped up to hand Bonanza an 18-0 shutout on Thursday. While fans of Sierra Vista might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Charyne Callahan-Koko made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Callahan-Koko was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Penelope Spann was incredible, going 2-for-2 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Janelle Robinson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Green Valley faced Bishop Gorman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Green Valley fell 8-4 to Bishop Gorman.
Lauryn Galvin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Liliana Esparza was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Sierra Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Green Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Green Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Sierra Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Green Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 2. Will Sierra Vista keep running through batters, or will Green Valley buck the trend?
Sierra Vista might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Green Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Sierra Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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