The Mountain Range Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Brighton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Range has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mountain Range came up short against Boulder on Thursday, falling 19-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Mountain Range saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blane Dreher, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one triple.
Meanwhile, Brighton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Lobos.
Austin Sickler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Sickler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Pfaff, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Mountain Range's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Brighton, their record now sits at 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain Range has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountain Range suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Brighton when the teams last played on April 2nd. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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