Mesquite was the 8-3 winner over Marcos de Niza when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mesquite Wildcats fell just short of the Marcos de Niza Padres by a score of 6-4 on Monday.
Nainoa Hanohano was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gunnar Gift was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Marcos de Niza's side, JP McIntyre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. McIntyre has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. McIntyre was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
McIntyre wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Izayiah Abril, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mesquite dropped their record down to 16-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Marcos de Niza, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-17 record this season.
Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marcos de Niza also has no future games currently scheduled.
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