The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Coconino Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bradshaw Mountain waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Volunteers.
The team relied heavily on Kadence Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bella Bianchi, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coconino can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Cactus with a sharp 18-0 win. Give Coconino's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kaitlyn Tso was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Tso has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tso was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katelynn Yazzie and Destiny Villas did most of the damage at the plate: Yazzie went 4-for-4 with five RBI and three doubles, while Villas went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Alyssa Fockler was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Bradshaw Mountain's record is now 7-4. As for Coconino, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bradshaw Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coconino struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bradshaw Mountain came up short against Coconino in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Bradshaw Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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