Mountain Ridge won the last time they faced Corona del Sol, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Corona del Sol Aztecs and snuck past 2-1.
Smith Bailey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Forbes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Corona del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Mountain Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Desert Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mountain Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Corona del Sol, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Chandler at 4:00 p.m. The last five games Chandler has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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