Red Mountain faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mountain Lions took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds. The game marked the Mountain Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Boston Bair made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.

Mountain Lions
| 03/19/26 @ Chaparral | 2-6 |
| 03/18/26 vs Reno | 16-1 |
| 03/16/26 vs Shadow Ridge | 5-1 |
| 03/14/26 @ Brophy College Prep | 10-2 |
| 03/12/26 @ Queen Creek | 8-2 |
The loss snapped Red Mountain's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Chaparral, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Red Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 defeat against Hamilton on the 20th. As for Chaparral, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 15-7 loss against Millennium on the 20th.
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