After a string of three wins, Mountain Pointe's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Casa Grande Cougars. Mountain Pointe was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Casa Grande apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Lauryn Chavez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and seven unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain Pointe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Graves, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Casa Grande's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Mackayla Wallace gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Nevaeh Rivera was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Trinity Diaz was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Mountain Pointe now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Casa Grande, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Mountain Pointe will head out on the road to challenge Chaparral at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Casa Grande, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fairfax at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Casa Grande will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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