Organ Mountain had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Las Cruces Bulldawgs on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Organ Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hannah Justus made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off ten hits. Justus has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Justus was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emily Lucero was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Shaolin Munir, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
On Las Cruces' side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaia Renteria, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Organ Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Las Cruces, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Organ Mountain beat Las Cruces by a score of 21-4.
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