Mesa Verde was led to victory by Orlando Ponce, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Monday. Johnson had no answer to Ponce as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 5.1 innings pitched.
Ponce's strong effort led Mesa Verde over Johnson and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Ponce's big game helped Mesa Verde snap a seven-game streak of losses on the road. Can Ponce lead Mesa Verde to another win and start a streak of a new kind? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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