After three games on the road, Mt. Rainier is heading back home. They will take on the Jefferson Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Rainier's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Jefferson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Mt. Rainier never let their opponents score. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Auburn Riverside and snuck past 1-0.
Mt. Rainier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rian Eaton, who went 1-for-3 with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Hubner, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-4 walloping at the hands of Kennedy Catholic.
Mt. Rainier's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mt. Rainier was able to grind out a solid victory over Jefferson in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 7-4. Does Mt. Rainier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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