Baseball Preview: Ralston Valley Mustangs vs. Monarch Coyotes
Ralston Valley has been on the road for six straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Monarch Coyotes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ralston Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Ralston Valley earned a 7-4 victory over Arapahoe.
Wyatt Morwood looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Cole Pfeifer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nico Benallo, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Monarch had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Poudre on Thursday.
Christian Mittleman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Ryan Lewison was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Monarch was hitting in the corners and finished the game with three triples. That's the most triples they've managed all season.
Ralston Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Monarch, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Ralston Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Monarch when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 7-4. Does Ralston Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monarch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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