Sunrise Mountain is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Centennial is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will take on the Centennial Coyotes at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sunrise Mountain: 2.7, Centennial: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Sunrise Mountain's win against Ironwood wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Sunrise Mountain had just enough and edged Ironwood out 4-2.
Connor Mayer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Mayer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Gunnar Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Guilford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Dominick Santalucia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Centennial was able to grind out a solid victory over Paradise Valley on Thursday, taking the game 6-3. Six seems to be a good number for Centennial as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Centennial's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JT Price, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Sunrise Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Sunrise Mountain came up short against Centennial in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Sunrise Mountain, Cristian Mogen (who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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