The Horizon Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Horizon took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Basha 8-6.
Horizon let Chris Quigg and Keegan Kishimoto-Parrish run wild. Quigg scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Kishimoto-Parrish went a perfect 1-for-1 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits Quigg has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Grainger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Maricopa on Friday, sneaking past 4-3.
Mountain Pointe's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Mungaray, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another was Mark Delgado, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Mountain Pointe picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 8-14. As for Horizon, their record is now 13-8.
Horizon beat Mountain Pointe 7-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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