Baseball Preview: Mountain Pointe Pride vs. Notre Dame Prep Saints
The Mountain Pointe Pride will head out on the road to square off against the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Pointe is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Saturday, Mountain Pointe made easy work of Williams Field and carried off an 11-2 victory.
Brett Crossland tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Crossland was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Sam Yeager was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Notre Dame Prep rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Falcons. The victory was nothing new for Notre Dame Prep as they're now sitting on three straight.
Colten Bott tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Notre Dame Prep's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Kniffin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Todd Stottlemyre Jr, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Mountain Pointe has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Notre Dame Prep, their record is now 20-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Mountain Pointe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mountain Pointe might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame Prep's Jace Terry, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Mountain Pointe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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