Mountain Ridge and Fremont squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Mountain Ridge had to settle for second. They fell 8-5 to the Fremont Silverwolves. Mountain Ridge's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Mountain Ridge got a good showing from Grayson Riding, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Riding has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Stockton Fowlks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. Luke Nelson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Fremont's side, Kobe Nance looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Fremont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Marziale, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Another player making a difference was Grady Garrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Fremont, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Mountain Ridge will square off against Davis at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Davis is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Mountain Ridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Fremont, they will face off against Corner Canyon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Corner Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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