Mountain House won against West on Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Union Lancers, sneaking past 6-4. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 4-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Peter Conley tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Mountain House is 4-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 7-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Callahan Healy and Tommy Neri did most of the damage at the plate: Healy went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Neri went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Healy has become a key player for Mountain House: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Nicholas Torres was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Mustangs
| 04/06/26 vs East Union | 41.4% |
| 04/02/26 vs West | 16.7% |
| 03/27/26 vs Central Catholic | 34.5% |
| 03/25/26 @ Central Catholic | 11.8% |
| 03/23/26 vs Central Catholic | 33.3% |
| + 19 more games |
Mountain House was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain House and bumps their season record up to 11-9. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for East Union, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 16-6 record.
Mountain House will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lancers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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