After losing to Pinnacle the last time they met, Red Mountain decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions came out on top against the Pinnacle Pioneers by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountain Lions.
Kendall Cochran
| 02/26/25 vs Desert Mountain | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Queen Creek | 6 |
| 03/01/25 vs Chaparral | 9 |
| 03/04/25 @ Pinnacle | 11 |
Kendall Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Ftizpatrick, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Those runs marked the first that she scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Montenegro, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
The victory got Red Mountain back to even at 2-2-1. As for Pinnacle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Looking ahead, Red Mountain will venture away from home to face off against Desert Ridge at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Desert Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. Pinnacle will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Valley Vista at 3:45 p.m. on March 19th.
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