Desert Mountain typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Horizon proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Desert Mountain Wolves. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Horizon.
Logan Price spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Garrett Geenen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Desert Mountain's side, Brody James was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. James has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Desert Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quentin Starbuck, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Horizon back to even at 12-12. As for Desert Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.
Horizon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-7 defeat vs. Chaparral on the 17th. Desert Mountain has also already played their next match, a 4-3 loss against Notre Dame Prep on the 19th.
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