Baseball Preview: Sunrise Mountain Mustangs vs. Campo Verde Coyotes
The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Campo Verde Coyotes. Sunrise Mountain will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Sunrise Mountain's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Desert View.
Bryce Madison looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Connor Mayer was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andrew Balian, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Campo Verde gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Cienega 12-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Campo Verde.
Sean King made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. King has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Aiden Rosner and Ezekiel Zion did most of the damage at the plate: Rosner went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Zion scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Kaden Evahnenko was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season. As for Campo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Sunrise Mountain beat Campo Verde 7-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Sunrise Mountain repeat their success, or does Campo Verde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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