The Rocky Mountain Lobos will head out on the road to challenge the Horizon Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Rocky Mountain's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Rocky Mountain can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mountain Range with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Elvis Conte tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kirin Lawing was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Mallette, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Horizon came up short against Prairie View on Wednesday and fell 6-2.
Marek Stone was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Stone was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
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