On Monday, Basha faced Red Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Basha Bears never let the Red Mountain Mountain Lions onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Basha might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Zach Bolles tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Gavin Smith and Max Madrid did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Madrid went 1-for-4 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. Madrid is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Agostini, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory (which was Basha's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Red Mountain, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Basha will take on Desert Vista at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Red Mountain, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Westwood at 6:30 p.m. on March 26th.
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