On Monday, Desert Mountain faced Notre Dame Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Mountain Wolves wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-5 walloping at the hands of the Notre Dame Prep Saints. Desert Mountain's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Andrew Kasianko was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Hoffmaster, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Notre Dame Prep's side, they got a great performance from Chase Wagner as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Wagner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Matthew Gahan was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Aaron Kniffin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Desert Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Notre Dame Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Desert Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Notre Dame Prep also has no future games currently scheduled.
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