Arcadia and Mica Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Arcadia had to settle for second. They lost 8-1 to the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts. Arcadia was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mica Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Arcadia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailyn Montoya, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Mica Mountain's side, Acelynn-Rose Heston made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Heston has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Heston was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Shaylee Fuell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Violet Redondo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Arcadia and nudges their season record down to 28-6-1. As for Mica Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Arcadia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mica Mountain, they will head out on the road to face off against Salpointe Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salpointe Catholic: 0.8, Mica Mountain: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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