Wellington won the last time they faced Mountain View, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wellington Eagles put the hurt on the Mountain View Mountain Lions with a sharp 16-1 win. Considering the Eagles have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jasmine Tafoya made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Reganne Johnson and Scarlet McGuire did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while McGuire scored two runs while going 1-for-3. What's more, McGuire also posted a .333 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Alanna Sandlian, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only posted a batting average of .100.
Wellington is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Mountain View, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Greeley Central the next time they take the field. Wellington will head out to face Greeley Central at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Mountain View will head out to face them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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