Mountain View had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Buena Colts on Wednesday as the Mountain View Mountain Lions made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering Mountain View has won 18 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Arianna Figueroa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Figueroa has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Figueroa was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mountain View let Danika Stoddard and Maddison Carver loose on the outfield. Stoddard went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Carver scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Alycia Gordin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain View's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7. As for Buena, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-18.
Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Buena also has no future games currently scheduled.
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