Baseball Preview: Rocky Mountain Lobos vs. Heritage Eagles
The Rocky Mountain Lobos will head out on the road to take on the Heritage Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last contest, Rocky Mountain made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fairview on Thursday. Rocky Mountain was the clear victor by a 20-9 margin over Fairview. Considering Rocky Mountain has won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kirin Lawing and Bradley Mallette did most of the damage at the plate: Lawing went 3-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Mallette went 3-for-6 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ross Frank, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 8-3.
Heritage also got a great performance from Noah Mortenson as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mortenson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Heritage let Nick Laudano and Jaxon Case loose on the outfield. Laudano scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Case scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Regan, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. As for Heritage, their record now sits at 6-4.
Rocky Mountain's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's matchup. Rocky Mountain has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Rocky Mountain continue to outrun the ball?
Rocky Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Heritage's Trevor Landen, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Rocky Mountain to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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