Mountain Ridge waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Boulder Creek Jaguars 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mountain Ridge also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Smith Bailey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carter Neville, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Boulder Creek's side, they got a good showing from Erick Gates, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Boulder Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Andrews, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Mountain Ridge's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Boulder Creek, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Mountain Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Boulder Creek: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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