Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Hamilton Huskies
After three games on the road, Mountain Ridge is heading back home. They will take on the Hamilton Huskies at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
On Wednesday, Mountain Ridge fell victim to a tough 7-1 loss at the hands of Queen Creek.
Kaleb Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Luke Liguori came in to relieve Williams and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coby Neville, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Lucas Baughman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Hamilton blew past Chaparral 13-3. Considering Hamilton has won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Hamilton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Mountain Ridge, Rohan Lettow (who tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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