Baseball Recap: Crismon Beats St. Mary's for Their Eighth Straight Win

Rattlers

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Westview	29
03/31/25 @ Combs	25
03/10/25 vs Tempe	25
03/21/25 vs Gunnison	20
03/20/25 @ Dysart	16

Crismon came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the St. Mary's Knights as they made off with a 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Rattlers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Ashton Christensen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Ryan Wilsford and Kenny Wilsford did most of the damage at the plate: Ryan went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Kenny scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Ryan is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaden Peed, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Crismon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's only posted an OBP of .286.

Crismon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for St. Mary's, they moved to 12-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Crismon will be playing at home against Poston Butte at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rattlers are facing the Broncos at the right time seeing as the Broncos are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's, they will square off against Mesquite at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.