The Mountain View Bruins are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Lone Peak Knights at 3:30 p.m. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Mountain View suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of American Fork.
Sammy Jenne made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Sophie Stoddard, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lone Peak is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They fell 6-1 to Timpanogos on Tuesday.
Clara Gourley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Lone Peak saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Colledge, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lone Peak hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mountain View dropped their record down to 5-3 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lone Peak, their record is now 0-4.
Lone Peak's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mountain View has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Lone Peak, though, as they've been averaging 10.5 per game. Given Mountain View's sizable advantage in that area, Lone Peak will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Lone Peak when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Mountain View, Megan Kriechbaum (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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