If Mountain Vista was feeling good fresh off their 8-1 takedown of ThunderRidge last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponderosa Mustangs on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Mountain Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Carlise, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alexis Willahan, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
The loss snapped Mountain Vista's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-13 record. As for Ponderosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Mountain Vista will look to defend their home field on Friday against Legend at 3:30 p.m. Legend will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Mountain Vista surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ponderosa, they will head out to face off against Chaparral at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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