The Mountain Pointe Pride will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Pointe, who comes in off a win.
Mountain Pointe took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Centennial with a sharp 9-3 victory.
Brett Crossland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Crossland, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Manny Felix was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 6-1 to Casteel.
Notre Dame Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Kniffin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mountain Pointe's win bumped their record up to 17-13. As for Notre Dame Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain Pointe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountain Pointe couldn't quite finish off Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup on Monday and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Notre Dame Prep's Chase Wagner, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Mountain Pointe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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