Baseball Recap: Mountain Ridge Comes Up Short

Mountain Ridge and Riverton squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Mountain Ridge had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Silverwolves by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Sentinels have suffered against the Silverwolves since May 2, 2023.

Mountain Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Goff, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Riverton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.

Mountain Ridge and Riverton are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Sentinels will take on Bingham at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Riverton, they will face off against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cavemen's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Silverwolves' hitters will have their work cut out for them.