The Desert Mountain Wolves will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Verrado Vipers at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Desert Mountain got themselves on the board against Cactus Shadows, but Cactus Shadows never followed suit. They blew past the Falcons 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Desert Mountain.
Lilly Goodwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Goodwin has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Goodwin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKinsey Beyer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Bella Eynon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Verrado had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over the Tigers.
Like Desert Mountain, Verrado also got a great game from a two-way player: Abbey Feld. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Feld was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Marchese, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Nevaeh Romero, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Desert Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Verrado, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Desert Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Verrado when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 5-0. Will Desert Mountain repeat their success, or does Verrado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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