Mountain Lions
| 04/22/25 vs O'Connor | 4-3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Gila Ridge | 10-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Liberty | 4-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 11-0 |
| 04/10/25 @ Pinnacle | 13-9 |
| + 3 more games |
Mountain Ridge proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the O'Connor Eagles. The victory was nothing new for the Mountain Lions as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Matthew Licardi tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Kirby, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Mountain Ridge pushed their record up to 14-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for O'Connor, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season.
Mountain Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against O'Connor: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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