The Cleveland Storm will be taking part in a tournament against the West Mesa Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has nine straight wins, West Mesa has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cleveland saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top against Bloomfield by a score of 5-2.
Hope Christian hit West Mesa with a five-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 16-7 to the Huskies.
Ayden Gonzales made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. He has become a key player for West Mesa: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
West Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cleveland, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Cleveland got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 against West Mesa by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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