The Ponderosa Mustangs are on the road again on Saturday to play the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 1:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Ponderosa suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of D'Evelyn. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Ponderosa has scored all season.
Ponderosa got a good showing from Lucas Sale, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Ponderosa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Alejo, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They blew past Conifer 9-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fossil Ridge.
Brek Benedict tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Owen Morgan was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luc Gaca-Thiele, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Ponderosa's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Fossil Ridge, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ponderosa suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Ponderosa, Tyler Kubat (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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