Mountain House can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Franklin Yellowjackets a 22-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain House.
Makena Hilton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hilton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hilton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cassidy Townsley was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Mackenzie Coffman was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Mountain House pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Franklin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Mountain House will head out on the road to challenge Manteca at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manteca: 3.1, Mountain House: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Franklin, they will head out on the road to face off against Cosumnes Oaks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cosumnes Oaks is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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