Mountain Crest and Ridgeline are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will host the Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ridgeline will be up against a hot Mountain Crest squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Mustangs' way against Logan on Friday as they made off with a 9-1 win.
Kayden Cullimore
| 04/11/25 vs Logan | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Timpanogos | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Green Canyon | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs East | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Logan | 1 |
Kayden Cullimore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryder Bradford, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Mountain Crest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in three consecutive games.
Ridgeline never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Green Canyon last Friday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Wolves. Considering the Riverhawks have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Thompson looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Maddux Jensen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Cooper Clark was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mountain Crest's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgeline, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain Crest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ridgeline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountain Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against Ridgeline in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Riverhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
