Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Mountain Ridge

Mountain Lions

Previous Games

04/17/25 vs Gila Ridge	10-0
04/16/25 vs Liberty	4-2
04/11/25 @ Shadow Ridge	11-0
04/10/25 @ Pinnacle	13-9
04/08/25 vs Pinnacle	8-2
+ 2 more games

Mountain Ridge had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Gila Ridge on Thursday. The Mountain Lions never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Mountain Lions, who have now won seven contests in a row.

Andrew Jacobs tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mountain Ridge is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise.

At the plate, Lucas Baughman was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain Ridge's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Coby Neville, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

Mountain Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gila Ridge struck out nine times.

Mountain Ridge pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gila Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Looking ahead, Mountain Ridge will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against O'Connor at 3:45 p.m. As for Gila Ridge, they will take on San Luis at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.