Monte Vista lost against Dougherty Valley last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mustangs fell 8-5 to the Wildcats. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hailey Frantz and Sophia Leyden did some serious damage despite the final result: Frantz scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Leyden scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carina Shi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Monte Vista now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Dougherty Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Monte Vista will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Foothill at 4:00 p.m. on the 15th. The Falcons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Mustangs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dougherty Valley, they will face off against Antioch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.33 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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