The Frontier Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Ridgeview Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Frontier: 2.9, Ridgeview: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Frontier didn't have quite enough to beat Clovis West and fell 2-1.
Matthew Montes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Frontier saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Wright, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Drillers 5-4.
Joel Gutierrez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Gutierrez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gutierrez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adam Salazar, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brito, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Frontier's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Ridgeview, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Frontier skirted past Ridgeview 4-3 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ridgeview's Jared Robles, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Frontier still be able to contain Robles? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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