Baseball Recap: Mountain Range Mustangs vs. Monarch Coyotes
Mountain Range was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 19-5 loss at the hands of the Monarch Coyotes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mountain Range of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Landen Calabrese made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Ramirez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Monarch's side, the team relied heavily on Christian Mittleman, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Rutledge, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Mountain Range's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Monarch, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Mountain Range will be playing at home against Valor Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Monarch, they will head out on the road to face off against Arapahoe at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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