On Wednesday, Red Mountain faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions fell 7-4 to the Hamilton Huskies. Red Mountain has not had much luck with Hamilton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Chade Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Derek Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Hamilton's side, Boston Kellner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Kellner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kellner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hamilton got a massive performance out of Ben Ball, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Cole Berge was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with three RBI.
Red Mountain's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Hamilton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Red Mountain is on the road again on Thursday to play Dobson at 3:45 p.m. Red Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Dobson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hamilton, they will be playing at home against Basha at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
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