The Mountain Range Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Pomona Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain Range is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Mountain Range will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Wheat Ridge on Thursday. Mountain Range blew past Wheat Ridge 19-4. The Mustangs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Austin Ramirez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Zane Weingartner, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mountain Range always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pomona had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas Jefferson on Thursday, sneaking past 8-6.
Mountain Range's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Pomona, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Mountain Range couldn't quite get it done against Pomona in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as they fell 9-6. Can Mountain Range avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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