The Fountain Hills Falcons will square off against the Red Rock Scorpions at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fountain Hills took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Madison Highland Prep get on the board and left with a 23-0 victory.
Shania Rivera was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Natalie Conchas-Michel was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Tayler Sinyella was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI and two runs.
Fountain Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .600 that Madison Highland Prep posted.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Red Rock). They blew past Tempe Prep 28-6 on Monday. The Scorpions not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 16, 2024.
Fountain Hills' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Red Rock, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Fountain Hills suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Red Rock in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Can Fountain Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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