The Perry Pumas will square off against the Mountain View Toros at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Perry has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Perry couldn't beat Queen Creek on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Pumas fell 11-8 to the Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that the Pumas have lost by exactly three runs.
Perry got a good showing from Brock Reichwein, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Michael Parker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Sisco, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Mountain View entered their tilt with Westwood on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout. The Toros' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Mountain View also got a great performance from Austin Burr as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. What's more, Burr posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
This is the second loss in a row for Perry and nudges their season record down to 4-13-2. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Perry skirted past Mountain View 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Will the Pumas repeat their success, or do the Toros have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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