The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will square off against the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mica Mountain fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Catalina Foothills on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2.
Mica Mountain got a good showing from Cole Lohrenz, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Elijah Higuera made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Walden Grove scored first but ultimately less than Safford in their match on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Bulldogs.
Walden Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Armenta, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Walden Grove's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Mica Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Mica Mountain skirted past Walden Grove 8-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Thunderbolts repeat their success, or do the Red Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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