Pinnacle is 10-0 against Mountain Ridge since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pinnacle Pioneers will look to defend their home field against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 3:45 p.m. Pinnacle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Pinnacle was able to grind out a solid win over Perry, taking the game 12-9. 12 seems to be a good number for Pinnacle as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sienna Caro was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Julianna Hynes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mountain Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Queen Creek by a score of 4-2. Mountain Ridge was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Queen Creek's pitchers proved too tough.
Mountain Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Italia Carpio, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pinnacle is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Mountain Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Tuesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Pinnacle hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .390. However, it's not like Mountain Ridge struggles in that department as they've averaged .380. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Pinnacle's way against Mountain Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Pinnacle made off with a 13-3 win. Does Pinnacle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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