Sunrise Mountain proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 13) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Castle View Sabercats 3-1.
Sunrise Mountain got a great performance from Ethan Dinnell as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gunnar Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2024.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Castle View fell to 2-1.
Coming up, Sunrise Mountain will challenge Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Castle View, they will square off against Sunnyslope at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Sunnyslope has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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