Mesa Verde won the last time they faced Johnson, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mesa Verde Mavericks came out on top against the Johnson Warriors by a score of 4-1. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Mesa Verde has managed all season.
Steven Pinola spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Max Biondo was excellent, going 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two RBI.
On Johnson's side, Joseph Gonzales Jr. was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gonzales Jr. was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Nikko Sical made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Johnson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesa Verde only tossed eight.
Mesa Verde's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Johnson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Mesa Verde will be playing in front of their home fans against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Mesa Verde has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Johnson, they will head out on the road to square off against Cordova at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cordova has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.25 runs per game on average), something Johnson will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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