Mountain Pine has gone 8-1 against Caddo Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Indians at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Pine has three straight victories, Caddo Hills has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain Pine barely beat Horatio the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Devils blew past the Lions 12-1 on Friday. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Cale Slaten
| 03/17/25 @ Spring Hill | 6 |
| 04/08/25 @ Fountain Lake | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Dierks | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Horatio | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Horatio | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Cale Slaten made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has become a key player for Mountain Pine: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Slaten was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Jakob Walpole was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Pine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Caddo Hills came up short against Murfreesboro on Friday and fell 6-2.
Caddo Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Mountain Pine, their record now sits at 9-5.
Everything went Mountain Pine's way against Caddo Hills in their previous matchup back in March, as Mountain Pine made off with a 13-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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