Mountain Ridge's tournament run continued when they took on Libertyville on Monday. Mountain Ridge fell just short of Libertyville by a score of 4-3. The Mountain Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jaggar Wethington was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coby Neville, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Neville has posted since back in February. Connor Dunn also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Libertyville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Ridge will head out to face off against Boulder Creek at 3:45 p.m. on April 1. As for Libertyville, they will venture away from home to square off against Valley Vista at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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