Mountain Crest has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sky View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mustangs will welcome the Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Crest has nine straight victories, Sky View has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain Crest barely beat Tooele the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Buffaloes on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ben Welch
| 04/11/26 @ Tooele | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Bear River | 1 |
| 04/02/26 @ Canyon Crest Academy | 1 |
| 03/28/26 vs Skyline | 2 |
| 03/21/26 vs Syracuse | 2 |
| 03/14/26 @ Murray | 0 |
Ben Welch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mountain Crest got a big performance out of Mason Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most hits Smith has posted over his last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Dalton Pehrson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Mountain Crest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tooele only posted a batting average of .259.
Deseret Peak hit Sky View with a four-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bobcats lost 8-2 to the Golden Eagles.
Sky View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Lofthouse, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sky View's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Mountain Crest, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Sky View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mountain Crest has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Sky View, though, as they've been averaging 9.8 hits. Given Mountain Crest's sizable advantage in that area, the Bobcats will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mountain Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against Sky View when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
