Willow Canyon came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs, falling 17-11. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Ari Edwards made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mataya Olson, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Willow Canyon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. This was only their second loss (out of six games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Willow Canyon's record is now 7-6-1. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
While Willow Canyon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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