The Mountain Crest Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Crest has three straight victories, Canyon Crest Academy has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain Crest's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Colfax as they made off with a 9-0 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Ethan Christensen, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Colfax off the board.
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On the hitting side, Jackson Pearce was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Smith, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Mountain Crest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
Mission Bay hit Canyon Crest Academy with a six-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Ravens lost 15-5 to the Buccaneers.
Cole Leshner made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Hudson Jin was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Canyon Crest Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Mountain Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Canyon Crest Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mountain Crest has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .474. It's a different story for Canyon Crest Academy, though, as they've only averaged .365. Will they be able to contain Mountain Crest's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
