Bradshaw Mountain is 8-2 against Mingus since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Mingus Marauders at 3:45 p.m. Mingus took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bradshaw Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Bradshaw Mountain barely beat Peoria the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Bradshaw Mountain never let Peoria get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Tuesday. The Bears' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Caden Randall was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Randall was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Nitesh Patel
| 03/04/25 @ Peoria | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Paradise Valley | 2 |
| 03/28/24 vs Coconino | 2 |
| 03/06/24 @ Greenway | 2 |
| 03/01/24 vs Paradise Honors | 2 |
In other batting news, Nitesh Patel was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Avila, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Bradshaw Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mingus suffered their closest loss since April 11, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Shadow Mountain by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Marauders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mingus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derrick Alvarez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. Alvarez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Bradshaw Mountain's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Mingus, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Bradshaw Mountain skirted past Mingus 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Bradshaw Mountain repeat their success, or does Mingus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
