After a string of three wins, Mountain Crest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ridgeline Riverhawks by a score of 6-4. Mountain Crest was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ridgeline apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Rylin Needham was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain Crest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Mountain Crest's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Ridgeline, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
While Mountain Crest had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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