Baseball Preview: Skyline Coyotes vs. Red Mountain Mountain Lions
Skyline is 2-8 against Red Mountain since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Skyline Coyotes are on the road again to play the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 6:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Saturday, Skyline came up short against Mountain View and fell 7-3.
Skyline saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenyon Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain faced Brophy College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Red Mountain fell 7-4 to Brophy College Prep. Red Mountain has struggled against Brophy College Prep recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Chade Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Red Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Skyline might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Skyline, Payton Pudenz (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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