Red Devils
| 03/03/25 vs Jessieville | 12 |
| 04/11/25 @ Horatio | 11 |
| 03/14/25 vs Caddo Hills | 11 |
| 03/20/25 @ Cutter-Morning Star | 9 |
| 02/25/25 @ Hot Springs | 9 |
Mountain Pine barely beat Horatio the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Devils put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 12-1 victory on Friday. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Cale Slaten made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mountain Pine is 5-1 when Slaten allows two or fewer earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Slaten was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jakob Walpole, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Pine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain Pine and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Horatio, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mountain Pine will square off against rival Caddo Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Horatio is set to face off against their familiar foe Foreman at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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