Mountain Ridge faced Boulder Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions had just enough and edged out the Jaguars 6-4. The win continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won nine in a row.
Gianna Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Torres wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Daisy Herrera, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mountain Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Mountain Lions
| 04/01/25 vs Boulder Creek | 6-4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Millennium | 8-2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Liberty | 7-1 |
| 03/05/25 vs West Point | 14-2 |
Mountain Ridge pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Boulder Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Looking ahead, Mountain Ridge will challenge Pinnacle at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Mountain Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pioneers have averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Boulder Creek, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Boulder Creek Jaguars duke it out with Liberty Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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