The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Mountain Ridge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mountain Ridge's 24-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Snow Canyon by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Kaleb Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Luke Liguori came in to relieve Williams and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coby Neville, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Lucas Baughman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snow Canyon only hit no.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Queen Creek, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Mountain Ridge's record now sits at 4-7. As for Queen Creek, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Mountain Ridge took their win against Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will Mountain Ridge repeat their success, or does Queen Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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