The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will be playing at home against the Desert View Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mica Mountain can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let Douglas onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mica Mountain.
Mia Garcia was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Violet Redondo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Desert View's way against Nogales on Thursday as Desert View made off with a 12-6 win.
Leyla Garza made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Garza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Desert View got a massive performance out of Anissa Martinez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Aneisa Rodriguez, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Mica Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Desert View, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
Desert View's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mica Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. It's a different story for Desert View, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Mica Mountain's hitters?
Mica Mountain beat Desert View 8-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Mica Mountain repeat their success, or does Desert View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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