Mountain Ridge was the 12-2 winner over Queen Creek when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions suffered a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of the Queen Creek Bulldogs on Wednesday. Mountain Ridge's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Kaleb Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Luke Liguori came in to relieve Williams and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mountain Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coby Neville, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Lucas Baughman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Queen Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Mountain Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamilton at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Mountain Ridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for Queen Creek, they will head out on the road to square off against Boulder Creek at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Queen Creek is facing Boulder Creek at the right time seeing as Boulder Creek is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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