On Tuesday, Mountain View faced Capital in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain View Mavericks lost 15-5 to the Capital Golden Eagles. Mountain View's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mountain View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katy Tentinger, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Capital's side, Tyra Price was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Price has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Price was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, McKenna Chavez and Audrey McKibben did most of the damage at the plate: Chavez went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while McKibben went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keyten Erickson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mountain View's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-4. As for Capital, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
As of now, neither Mountain View nor Capital have any future games scheduled.
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