Mountain Crest extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 12-12. They lost 6-0 to the Tooele Buffaloes. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Buffaloes earlier this season, when they won 11-3.
Mountain Crest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sage Walker, who went 1-for-2 with one triple. Allee Carlston also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
As for Tooele, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-14. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
On Tooele's side, not much got past Kenni Molgard, who gave up just seven hits and racked up six Ks to keep Mountain Crest off the board.
On the hitting side, Olivia Nelson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Shields, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Coming up, Mountain Crest will take on Morgan in a tournament on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.81 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Tooele, they will head out to face off against Grantsville at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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