Prairie View came into Friday's contest having lost 23 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Mountain View Mountain Lions with a sharp 23-3 victory on Friday.
Viviana Saucedo was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Saucedo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Sanford was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 3.5 RBI per game. Another player making a difference was Shelby Ortiz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prairie View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only posted an OBP of .400.
The win got Prairie View back to even at 1-1. As for Mountain View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Prairie View is on the road again on Friday to play Thornton at 3:30 p.m. Thornton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Prairie View will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mountain View, they will take on Eagle Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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