There's no place like home for Mountain Pointe, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the Centennial Coyotes on Thursday as the Mountain Pointe Pride made off with a 9-3 victory. This was payback for Mountain Pointe, who suffered a 4-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mountain Pointe got a great performance from Brett Crossland as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Crossland has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Crossland, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Manny Felix, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
On Centennial's side, William Strand was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Centennial was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their second loss (out of ten games) when they post three or more doubles.
Mountain Pointe's win bumped their record up to 17-13. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-7.
Mountain Pointe will head out on the road to challenge Notre Dame Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Mountain Pointe surely won't give up without a fight. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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