Mountain Ridge is 8-2 against Pinnacle since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. Mountain Ridge is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Mountain Ridge fell victim to a tough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Hamilton.
Brady Plecity made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run. Jackson Forbes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after an 11-9 finish the last time they played, Pinnacle and Corona del Sol decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Pinnacle had just enough and edged Corona del Sol out 2-1. The victory was just what Pinnacle needed coming off of a 7-1 loss in their prior matchup.
Marcus Downing tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Ryan Jung relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Erik Moo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Pinnacle, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
Mountain Ridge beat Pinnacle 8-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Mountain Ridge repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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