Desert Mountain entered their tilt with Hillsboro with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Hillsboro Spartans onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Monday. Considering Desert Mountain has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Peter Egen relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Jones, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Starbuck, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Desert Mountain's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Desert Mountain will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Chaparral, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Chaparral is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Hillsboro, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Highland at 9:00 a.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Hillsboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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