The Mountain House Mustangs will take on the Kimball Jaguars in a tournament on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mountain House's tournament run continued when they took on Stagg on Thursday. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 15-7 margin over the Delta Kings. Considering the Mustangs have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kimball took on Los Banos on Thursday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 14-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Briez Dodds was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Saige Dodds, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
Kimball was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mountain House has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Kimball, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Mountain House was able to grind out a solid victory over Kimball when the teams last played back in February, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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