The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain View Toros at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Red Mountain can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mesa with a sharp 17-2 victory. While fans of Red Mountain might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Drew Hanen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hagen Wright, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunner Moore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mountain View scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Dobson as Mountain View made off with a 15-7 win.
Brandon McKnight was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McKnight has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. McKnight was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Chaysn Cook, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Mason Biship was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and a double.
Red Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Mountain View, their record now sits at 11-14.
Red Mountain couldn't quite finish off Mountain View when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Red Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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