The Ralston Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Monarch Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Ralston Valley will be strutting in after a win while Monarch will be coming in after a loss.
Ralston Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Lakewood. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
Winston Patterson
| 04/01/25 vs Castle View | 8 |
| 03/21/25 vs Galena | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Lakewood | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Bear Creek | 1 |
Not much got past Winston Patterson, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lakewood off the board. Patterson is becoming a predictor of Ralston Valley's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Gillest, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Gilbreath, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Ralston Valley lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Monarch didn't have quite enough to beat Legacy on Thursday and fell 5-3. The Coyotes haven't had much luck with the Lightning recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Brody Montemayor was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Monarch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Pearce, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was Pearce's first of the season.
Monarch's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Ralston Valley, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Ralston Valley suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Monarch in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
