The Prairie View Thunderhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Range Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prairie View has seven straight victories, Mountain Range has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Prairie View earned a 4-1 win over Poudre.
Jerry Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Javi Gaeta, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Range came up short against Denver South on Saturday and fell 6-2.
Prairie View pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Mountain Range, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Prairie View took their win against Mountain Range when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie View since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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