Pinnacle fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mountain Ridge on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 4-1 to the Mountain Lions. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lilly Hamel spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Pinnacle saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bri Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pinnacle's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-1. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Pinnacle will square off against rival Liberty at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge is set to challenge their familiar foe O'Connor at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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