Softball Recap: South Mountain Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Jaguars

Margin

04/14/25 vs Camelback	18
03/03/25 @ Cortez	11
02/27/25 @ Carl Hayden Community	11
03/20/25 vs Desert Sunrise	10
03/01/25 vs Carl Hayden Community	9

South Mountain made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Camelback, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Spartans on Monday. That 18 run margin sets a new team best for the Jaguars this season.

Alexia Ramirez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.

In other batting news, Amaya Felix was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Mariah Salas, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

South Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Camelback only posted an OBP of .167.

The victory snapped South Mountain's losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-11-1 record. As for Camelback, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.

South Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.