The Mountain View Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Mountain View's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Oak Grove has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Mountain View's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Fremont 10-0.
Caroline ` Kim was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kim has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kim was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Mountain View let Shivani Nangia and Mikayla` Kim loose on the outfield. Nangia went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Kim scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kim has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tabby Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Oak Grove lost 17-5 to Silver Creek on Thursday.
Tatyana Watson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Alyssa Iraheta was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mountain View has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
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