The Mountain Crest Mustangs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Desert Hills Thunder at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Crest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, everything went Mountain Crest's way against Hillcrest as Mountain Crest made off with a 14-4 victory.
Aspen Leishman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Leishman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leishman was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Celina Laughery was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Izzy Laughery, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak last Friday. They lost 12-1 to Ridgeline. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Desert Hills couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mountain Crest pushed their record up to 10-14 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Desert Hills, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-3.
Mountain Crest couldn't quite finish off Desert Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 2-0. Can Mountain Crest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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