The Desert Mountain Wolves will face off against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Desert Mountain nor Sunrise Mountain posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Desert Mountain is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering O'Connor just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Bennett Nordini
| 03/24/25 vs O'Connor | 7 |
| 02/27/25 @ Desert Vista | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Mountain Pointe | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Skyline | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Verrado | 1 |
Bennett Nordini was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Desert Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Durben, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sunrise Mountain's offense. They fell just short of Willow Canyon by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since February 28, 2024.
Desert Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Sunrise Mountain, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Desert Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Sunrise Mountain when the teams last played back in May of 2022, winning 7-2. Will Desert Mountain repeat their success, or does Sunrise Mountain has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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