The Mountainside Mavericks will square off against the Sandy Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountainside comes in on three and Sandy on six.
Mountainside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Putnam. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Mountainside got a great performance from Skylar Hins as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Hins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Natalie Kawaguchi, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Ainsley Arbow also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Sandy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Century 2-1.
Sandy's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Mountainside, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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