Caddo Hills is 1-8 against Mountain Pine since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m.
Caddo Hills is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Murfreesboro.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pine waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 12-1 win. Considering the Red Devils have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cale Slaten made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain Pine's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Slaten was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jakob Walpole, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Pine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mountain Pine's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Caddo Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Caddo Hills might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Mountain Pine in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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