The Mountain View Wildcats will be playing at home against the North Stafford Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Brooke Point with a sharp 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mountain View considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The result came thanks to Savannah Ballou's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Lisa Payne was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Charley Torres, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, North Stafford made sure to put some runs up on the board against Massaponax on Tuesday. Everything went North Stafford's way against Massaponax as North Stafford made off with an 11-1 victory.
Kaylie DeChicchis made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. DeChicchis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. DeChicchis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Addy Aragon was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Kaylee Lizardo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for North Stafford, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-6.
Mountain View skirted past North Stafford 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeChicchis, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain View still be able to contain DeChicchis? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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