The matchup between Mountain View and Tornillo on Tuesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Mountain View Lobos put the hurt on the Tornillo Coyotes with a sharp 15-8 win. The Lobos haven't had any issues with the Coyotes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Viviana Alvarez
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Viviana Alvarez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.7 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases.
In other batting news, Aimee Bernal and Tekio Elliott did most of the damage at the plate: Bernal scored three runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-5, while Elliott went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Bernal a new career-high in hits (four). Victoria Coates was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Mountain View hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Tornillo, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Coming up, Mountain View will welcome Austin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Tornillo, they will take on Bowie in a tournament on Saturday.
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