Dobson is 2-8 against Mountain View since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dobson Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain View Toros at 3:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, while Dobson put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Skyline. Dobson put the hurt on Skyline with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dobson.
Daniella Gloria made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Gloria was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Mariah Caldwell and Natalie Hamblin did most of the damage at the plate: Caldwell scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Hamblin went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Allie Hanson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain View made easy work of Mesa on Tuesday and carried off a 16-2 win. The victory was just what Mountain View needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Mountain View got a massive performance out of Kylynn Sylvester, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Eaton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
The win got Dobson back to even at 10-10. As for Mountain View, their record is now 7-11.
Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Dobson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Dobson keep running through batters, or will Mountain View buck the trend?
Dobson came up short against Mountain View when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Dobson, MJ Spencer (who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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