Baseball Preview: Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights vs. Sunrise Mountain Miners
The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sunrise Mountain Miners at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Desert Pines on Thursday.
Daylin James made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. James was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saul Mercado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Sunrise Mountain sidestepped Democracy Prep Agassi Campus for a 4-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sunrise Mountain.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Sunrise Mountain, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
Everything went Mater Academy East Las Vegas' way against Sunrise Mountain when the teams last played on March 6th as Mater Academy East Las Vegas made off with a 16-0 win. Will Mater Academy East Las Vegas repeat their success, or does Sunrise Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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