The Verrado Vipers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Verrado has eight straight victories, Mountain Pointe has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Verrado is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Desert Edge on Tuesday as they made off with a 19-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jill Ryan made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, Nevaeh Stell was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Faith Grabau was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Verrado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Edge only posted an OBP of .100.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mountain Pointe's offense. They came up short against Arizona College Prep on Tuesday, falling 17-0.
Mountain Pointe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Verrado, their record now sits at 8-1.
Verrado couldn't quite finish off Mountain Pointe in their previous meeting back in February of 2016 and fell 8-6. Can the Vipers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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