Baseball Preview: Mountainside Mavericks vs. Southridge Skyhawks
Mountainside has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Southridge Skyhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Mountainside had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Sheldon.
Cole Crossley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gunnar Gustafson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Landen Sigler, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Southridge lost 14-3 to Aloha on Tuesday.
Mountainside's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Mountainside was able to grind out a solid victory over Southridge when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountainside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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