The Basha Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions on Tuesday. Basha's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Mountain Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Pinnacle, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Basha was ranked 13th). Basha came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 6-2 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Basha.
Landon Zaborowski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Zaborowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Zaborowski was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other pitching news, Thomas Peck looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Carson Agostini was incredible, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge came up short against Queen Creek on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Mountain Ridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Plecity, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Basha is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11-1 record this season. As for Mountain Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Basha couldn't quite finish off Mountain Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Basha, Zach Martinez (who tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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