Mountain Lions
| 05/08/25 vs Legacy | 1 |
| 05/01/25 @ Arbor View | 6 |
| 04/30/25 @ Eldorado | 16 |
| 04/28/25 vs Eldorado | 7 |
| 04/24/25 vs Silverado | 5 |
| + 24 more games |
The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Durango Trailblazers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sierra Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Sierra Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Legacy a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountain Lions have posted since April 3rd.
Sierra Vista's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Credico, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Durango had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bengals by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Teagan Payne's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ayden Perera, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Carson Crosby was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Sierra Vista has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Durango, their win bumped their record up to 24-6.
Sierra Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Durango when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 8-7. Will the Mountain Lions repeat their success, or do the Trailblazers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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