While Desert Mountain's victory against Dobson wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Desert Mountain Wolves narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Dobson Mustangs 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wolves also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2015.
Desert Mountain got a great performance from Arnav Akula as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Akula has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adrian Sisco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those doubles were his first of the season. Gavin Luna was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Desert Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. Dobson is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Desert Mountain will face off against Pinnacle at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Dobson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Williams Field at 1:00 p.m. Williams Field's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Dobson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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