Ponderosa hasn't had much luck against Mountain Vista recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mustangs will welcome the Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m.
Ponderosa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Regis Jesuit, who was ranked third at the time (Ponderosa was ranked 24th). The Mustangs fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 7-3.
Sawyer Tipton tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex King was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Spike Magill, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Mountain Vista pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
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