For the second straight game, Mountain Pointe will face off against Horizon. The Pride will head out on the road to take on the Huskies at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Pointe is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since March 22nd on Tuesday. They fell just short of Horizon by a score of 6-4.
For Horizon's part, they got several good pitching performances, but Jarrett Elco was perhaps the best, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Elco has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chris Quigg, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Kanon Faseler was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Horizon hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Pointe struck out seven times.
The victory made it two in a row for Horizon and bumps their season record up to 14-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Mountain Pointe, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-15.
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