The Hope Christian Huskies will challenge the East Mountain Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope Christian will be strutting in after a win while East Mountain will be coming in after a loss.
East Mountain will be up against a hot Hope Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Hope Christian's way against Aztec on Saturday as Hope Christian made off with a 14-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Luciano Gabaldon tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
At the plate, Hunter Solwick and Nolan Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Solwick scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Garcia got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Avery Dearholt was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for East Mountain's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley on Saturday.
East Mountain's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Hope Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Hope Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against East Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 9-7. Will Hope Christian repeat their success, or does East Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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