Red Mountain is 1-8 against Hamilton since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Hamilton Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Red Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Red Mountain took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Perry 3-2.
Maddox Loria looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joshua Warman was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Peterson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple.
Meanwhile, Hamilton fell victim to Brophy College Prep and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Broncos. Hamilton has struggled against Brophy College Prep recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hamilton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Diaz, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Red Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 21-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Red Mountain hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Red Mountain came up short against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton's Boston Kellner, who tossed 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Now that Red Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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