Mountain Crest has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Green Canyon Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Crest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Mountain Crest will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bear River, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mountain Crest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Bear River on Tuesday.
Mountain Crest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aspen Leishman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Londyn Lee, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Green Canyon is still looking for their first win of the season after 16 matchups. They fell just short of Clearfield by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday. One positive for Green Canyon, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Kylee Hickman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. Hickman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Mountain Crest's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Green Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Green Canyon's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mountain Crest hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Green Canyon, though, as they've only averaged .220. Will they be able to contain Mountain Crest's hitters?
Everything went Mountain Crest's way against Green Canyon when the teams last played on April 9th as Mountain Crest made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Crest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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