Mountain Pine won the last time they faced Cutter-Morning Star and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mountain Pine Red Devils blew past the Cutter-Morning Star Eagles 11-2. Considering the Red Devils have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cale Slaten
| 03/20/25 @ Cutter-Morning Star | 15 |
| 03/11/25 vs Horatio | 13 |
| 04/16/24 vs Episcopal | 13 |
| 03/03/25 vs Jessieville | 12 |
| 03/17/25 @ Spring Hill | 8 |
Cale Slaten made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jace Beals, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maximus Alderman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mountain Pine is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Cutter-Morning Star dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mountain Pine will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dierks at 4:30 p.m. on April 1st. Cutter-Morning Star has already played their next contest (against Fountain Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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