Baseball Recap: Millennium Has No Trouble Against Mountain Ridge

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/20/26 @ Chaparral	8
03/27/26 @ Mountain Ridge	7
03/19/26 vs Hamilton	6
03/12/26 @ Boulder Creek	6
03/05/26 vs Tolleson	6

Millennium barely beat Mountain Ridge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Mountain Lions 9-2 on Friday. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Millennium got a great performance from Felix Santana as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Santana a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Diego Perez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since March 5th. Cy Buchberger was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Millennium kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

The victory snapped Millennium's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-6 record. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millennium will face off against Corona del Sol at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mountain Ridge, they will square off against Boulder Creek at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.