Baseball Recap: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Dobson Mustangs
Red Mountain can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Dobson Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Red Mountain also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Jacob Maldonado looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cade Olsen came in to relieve Maldonado and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chade Wilson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jake Gorrell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Dobson's side, Tristin Watson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Mutascio, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Red Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Dobson, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-11.
Red Mountain will take on Brophy College Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brophy College Prep: 3, Red Mountain: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Dobson, they will head out on the road to face off against Mesa at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Dobson is facing Mesa at the right time seeing as Mesa is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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