With a playoff game on the line, Sunrise Mountain rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Nogales Apaches with a sharp 12-6 win. Sunrise Mountain might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Gunnar Thomas looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Guilford was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Chase Heid, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the tenth in a row for Sunrise Mountain, bringing their record for this year to 29-4-1. As for Nogales, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.
As of now, neither Sunrise Mountain nor Nogales have any future games scheduled.
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