After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mountain Ridge, Mesquite was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the St. Mary's Knights out 7-5. That's more bragging rights for Mesquite, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Romans, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zoe Cuevas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On St. Mary's side, Gabby Pantoja was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Pantoja has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Mesquite's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for St. Mary's, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Mesquite will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Mary's: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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