Desert Pines was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Desert Pines of the 19-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2022.
Desert Pines saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Zamora, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Sierra Vista's side, Robert Mosher looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mosher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Alvarado and Ben Lira did most of the damage at the plate: Alvarado scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lira scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Guevara, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Desert Pines' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Sierra Vista, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
While Desert Pines had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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