The Mountainside Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the West Linn Lions at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
Mountainside is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Sherwood on Friday. They lost 10-1 to the Bowmen. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Mavericks have suffered since May 8, 2024.
Mountainside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Gaoiran, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Linn). Everything went their way against Aloha on Friday as they made off with a 23-5 victory. The win was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on four straight.
Olivia Hart looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, West Linn got a massive performance out of Emily Sakys, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Those five hits gave Sakys a new career-high. Piper Ruthrauff was another key player, firing off two home runs and five RBI while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
West Linn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aloha only posted an OBP of .308.
West Linn's record now sits at 7-1. As for Mountainside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mountainside came up short against West Linn in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 5-0. Can the Mavericks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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