Baseball Preview: Desert Pines Jaguars vs. Sierra Vista Mountain Lions
Desert Pines is 0-3 against Sierra Vista since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Desert Pines Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 3:30 p.m.
Desert Pines was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Eldorado by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Desert Pines couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Bengals by a score of 14-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Kyler Meleski looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Brady Skinner was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jayson Schmeisser, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Desert Pines' loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Sierra Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Desert Pines might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from Sierra Vista in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Desert Pines, David Zona (who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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