Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Green Mountain). They put the hurt on the Dakota Ridge Eagles with a sharp 24-6 victory on Wednesday. With that win, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Jenna Neuenschwander made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Neuenschwander was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Green Mountain got a massive performance out of Jesikah Chavez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. What's more, Chavez also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Haylee Yutzy, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Green Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Green Mountain back to even at 8-8. As for Dakota Ridge, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Green Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-3 loss against Golden on the 28th. Dakota Ridge has also already played their next match, a 6-3 defeat against Standley Lake on the 28th.
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