Mavs win doubleheader against Wenatchee
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks softball team gained two wins in their doubleheader against Wenatchee on Thursday evening.
“We got two wins and that’s the most important thing,” said Mavs’ head coach Mike Hofheins. “They were pretty different games.”
In the first game the Mavs scored nine runs in the first inning, three runs in the third and 11 runs in the fourth, holding Wenatchee to zero by the end of the fifth, giving Moses Lake an impressive 23-0 win. Hofheins said the team was dominant in all phases of the game.
The second game came very close, with Wenatchee coming out in the first inning, scoring six to the Mavs’ one. By the end of the fourth, the Mavs were down 6-8, but a score in the sixth and two in the seventh brought the girls up to a 9-8 victory over Wenatchee.
“Their freshman pitcher was pretty good, it took us a while to get (used) to her and we made a couple mistakes that let them get a little bit of momentum,” said Hofheins. “We had to fight and claw to get back into it and I’m just really proud of how the girls did that.”
The Mavs’ abilities to keep fighting and competing for the entire game were a testament to the team’s spirit, he said.
The next week will be a grind for Moses Lake as they look to face Cheney tonight, go on the road to play Mount Si Tuesday, and have a double header against Davis on Friday. Hofheins said the performance that the team showed in game two against Wenatchee gave him even more confidence in the team’s abilities.
“For us to face adversity and find a way to win, if we can find a way to build on that and just get mentally tougher,” said Hofheins. “As the season progresses here in the second half, I think we’re going to be a pretty tough out, come postseason.”
The Mavs play at home against Cheney today at 4 p.m. and will play on the road against Mount Si on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Jenika Balderas makes a swing in a previous game this season.
Lila Johnson stands up to bat for the Mavs in a prior home game.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
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