Boulder hasn't had much luck against Mountain Range recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Boulder Panthers will be playing at home against the Mountain Range Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Boulder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Boulder will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Fairview, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Boulder walked away with a 14-10 victory over Fairview on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ria Ushakova and Channing Wheeler did most of the damage at the plate: Ushakova scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Wheeler scored three runs while going 3-for-5. The last time Ushakova's batting average was this high was back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boulder was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only posted a batting average of .276.
Meanwhile, Mountain Range was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Westminster, falling 13-3.
Shawn Lee and Alazayra Ramirez did some serious damage despite the final result: Lee went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Ramirez scored a run while going 3-for-3.
The win got Boulder back to even at 5-5. As for Mountain Range, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Mountain Range's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Boulder has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Mountain Range, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Boulder's sizable advantage in that area, Mountain Range will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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