On Wednesday, Pleasant Grove faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pleasant Grove Vikings fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Sentinels by a score of 8-6. Pleasant Grove was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain Ridge apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Maile Larsen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Brinton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Mountain Ridge's side, the team relied heavily on Sydney Lambert, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Rawlins, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Mountain Ridge, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pleasant Grove will take on Westlake at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westlake will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Pleasant Grove surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mountain Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Riverton at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Riverton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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