Desert Mountain came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Horizon Huskies by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Huskies: they've now lost five in a row.
Desert Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riyan Patel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Jonny Mszanoski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Desert Mountain now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Horizon, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Desert Mountain will face off against rival Chaparral at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Horizon is set to challenge their familiar foe Arizona College Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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