Red Mountain stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Skyline Coyotes a 14-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Red Mountain as they're now sitting on four straight.
Red Mountain got a great performance from Sydnee Taylor as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sophia Hutchison was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Payton Maguire, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Skyline's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleigha Clytus, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Red Mountain pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Skyline, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Red Mountain will head out on the road to challenge Westwood at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Skyline, they will head out on the road to take on Dobson at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Skyline has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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