Mesa Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Canon City Tigers 8-6. That's more bragging rights for the Grizzlies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lillian Staszesky was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kiana Steinhoff was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elexiyah Montoya, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Mesa Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canon City only tossed two.
Mesa Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Canon City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Mesa Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Canon City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
