Sunrise Mountain is 4-0 against Paradise Valley since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Paradise Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Sunrise Mountain will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Sunrise Mountain proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Cactus Shadows.
Sunrise Mountain got a great performance from Beau Crabtree as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ayden McGinnis was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Paradise Valley fell victim to Sunrise Mountain and their airtight pitching crew. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Mustangs. Paradise Valley has struggled against Sunrise Mountain recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sunrise Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4-1 record this season. As for Paradise Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sunrise Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Paradise Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sunrise Mountain took their win against Paradise Valley in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunrise Mountain 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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