Mountain Crest dropped to 12-11 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Sky View Bobcats by a score of 2-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 back in March.
Hadlee Christensen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Mountain Crest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Sky View, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Sky View's side, the result came thanks to Avaree Haramoto's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Haramoto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brylee Andrus, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-3.
Coming up, Mountain Crest will welcome Green Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sky View, they have already played their next matchup, an 8-4 victory against Deseret Peak on the 22nd.
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