Green Mountain waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Elizabeth Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Green Mountain also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Green Mountain got a great performance from Robinson Cook as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Demetreus Padilla came in to relieve Cook and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
At the plate, Green Mountain's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Prosser, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Elizabeth's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Evans, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Green Mountain pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs per game. As for Elizabeth, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Green Mountain will take on Pomona at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pomona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Elizabeth, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. Elizabeth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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