The Regis Jesuit Raiders will head out on the road to  challenge  the Ponderosa Mustangs  at 4:15  p.m.  on Wednesday. The last four games Regis Jesuit has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Regis Jesuit needed a bit of extra time to put away ThunderRidge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  5-4  win over the Grizzlies. The  victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now won seven in a row.
The team  relied heavily on  Diesel Bernosky, who  got on base  in all four of his plate appearances with one  home run, one  triple,  and two  RBI. That  triple marked the first that  he has  hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of  Jacob Olson, who  went 2-for-4 with one  home run and two  RBI.
 Regis Jesuit was getting hits left and right  and  finished the game having  posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ThunderRidge only posted a  batting average of  .212.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Douglas County as they made off with  a  15-0 win. The  match marked the Mustangs' most dominant  victory of the  season.
 Nick Moe looked comfortable as he  didn't allow a single  earned run and  allowed only  one  hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
 On the hitting side,  Isai Santaella was  incredible,  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances with one  home run, four  runs,  and five  RBI. He has become a key player for Ponderosa: the team is undefeated when he posts  at  least  two  runs, but 4-5 otherwise.  Ethan Alejo was another key player,  going a perfect 2-for-2 with two  runs and two  RBI.
 Ponderosa is  on a roll lately: they've  won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record  this season. The  wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Regis Jesuit, their victory was  their fifth straight at home, which  pushed their record up to 12-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging  on Wednesday. Regis Jesuit hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season,  having  averaged 0.6  home runs per game. However, it's not like Ponderosa struggles in that department as   they've been averaging 0.5  home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
 Everything went Regis Jesuit's way against Ponderosa in their previous matchup  back in May of 2024, as Regis Jesuit made off with  a  12-6 win. Will the Raiders repeat their success,  or do  the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.