The Sweetwater Mustangs will take on the Brewer Bears in a tournament on Thursday. Sweetwater is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Sweetwater made easy work of Merkel and carried off a 9-3 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won three games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Adison Cotten spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kamree Shaw, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Lexi Maestas, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Sweetwater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .410. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merkel only posted a batting average of .214.
Meanwhile, Brewer narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Eagle Mountain 3-1.
Cozette Tyson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Tyson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple and one run. That triple was her first of the season.
The victory got Brewer back to even at 5-5. As for Sweetwater, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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