The Mountain Pointe Pride are taking a road trip to square off against the Chaparral Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Pointe will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Mountain Pointe is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Alhambra on Thursday as they made off with a 20-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Lauryn Chavez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
JoJo Castillo
| 04/24/25 @ Alhambra | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Ironwood | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Skyline | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Mesquite | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Gilbert | 1 |
In other batting news, Makiyah Johnson and JoJo Castillo did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Castillo went 3-for-4 with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave Castillo a new career-high. Jasmine Taylor also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Mountain Pointe kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chaparral didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon on Thursday and fell 5-4.
Kaelyn Moffitt was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and one double.
Mountain Pointe's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17-1. As for Chaparral, they dropped their record down to 12-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Mountain Pointe suffered a grim 20-3 defeat to Chaparral in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Pride avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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