Baseball Preview: Mountainside Mavericks vs. Aloha Warriors
The Mountainside Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Aloha Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Mountainside has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mountainside is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Beaverton by a score of 9-8 on Friday.
Cole Crossley 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 three unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Gunnar Gustafson and Elym Young did some serious damage despite the final result: Gustafson went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Young scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Sigler, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Aloha was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell 7-2 to Jesuit.
Mountainside's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Aloha, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Mountainside came out on top in a nail-biter against Aloha when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Mountainside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aloha turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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