After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Meeker, Battle Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Aspen Skiers. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lia Nowicki was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, she also racked up five strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Battle Mountain got a massive performance out of Marin Carr, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Yaireth Ramos, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 21% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 32.6%.
Battle Mountain's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Aspen, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Battle Mountain will challenge Centaurus at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Battle Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Aspen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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