Preview: Mesquite Wildcats vs. St. Mary's Knights
The Mesquite Wildcats are on the road again on Monday to play the St. Mary's Knights at 6:00 p.m. Mesquite is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Mesquite put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They blew past Cesar Chavez 13-3.
Cruz Lantz spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Gunnar Gift and Jensen Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Gift went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Jones scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bently Sandall, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-8 walloping at the hands of Bradshaw Mountain.
Luis Mejia and Zach Tanner stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mejia went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Tanner scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Xavier Millan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mesquite is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
St. Mary's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mesquite has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for St. Mary's, though, as they've only averaged .330. Will they be able to contain Mesquite's hitters?
Everything went Mesquite's way against St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Mesquite made off with a 14-2 win. Will Mesquite repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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