Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fossil Ridge). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rocky Mountain Lobos a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the SaberCats needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Emily Stalcup and Brooklynn Cardenas were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Stalcup tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cardenas tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. At bat, Stalcup went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Cardenas fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Fossil Ridge got a massive performance out of Briella Myers, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Myers a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Akers, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fossil Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Mountain only posted a batting average of .143.
The victory snapped Fossil Ridge's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-8 record. As for Rocky Mountain, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Fossil Ridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fort Collins at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Rocky Mountain, they will challenge Legacy at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mountain has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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