Baseball Recap: Mountain Mission Has No Trouble Against Twin Valley

Mountain Mission never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Twin Valley on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Panthers. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Challengers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Elawi Dawit made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain Mission's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-5-1 when he doesn't).

Nebu Amadmariam

Stolen Base (Career)

05/15/25 @ Twin Valley	4
05/02/25 @ Phelps	2
04/28/25 @ Summit Christian Academy	2
04/21/25 @ Montcalm	2
04/21/25 @ Montcalm	2

In other batting news, Nebu Amadmariam was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexanda Nyakemori, Jr., who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Mountain Mission always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Mountain Mission pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Twin Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.

Mountain Mission does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Twin Valley, they will venture away from home to square off against Council at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.