Baseball Recap: Mountain Pine Wins Going Away Against Cutter-Morning Star

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Caddo Hills	16
03/03/25 vs Jessieville	12
04/11/25 @ Horatio	11
03/14/25 vs Caddo Hills	11
04/21/25 vs Cutter-Morning Star	10

Mountain Pine's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cutter-Morning Star Eagles with a sharp 12-2 win. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

Harrison McMahan was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Mountain Pine got a massive performance out of Jakob Walpole, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Walpole has posted since back in March. Aidan Putman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Mountain Pine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Mountain Pine is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Cutter-Morning Star, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Pine will venture away from home to face off against Mayflower at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cutter-Morning Star, they will head out to square off against Spring Hill at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.