The Mountainside Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Southridge Skyhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountainside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Mountainside is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Southridge with a sharp 11-5 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Mountainside needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Lucas Plenert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Plenert has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Plenert was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Alexander Ingalls and Elym Young did most of the damage at the plate: Ingalls went 1-for-4 with a home run, while Young scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Owen Montgomery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mountainside's victory bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Southridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
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