For the second straight game, Mountain Pointe will face off against Horizon. The Pride will be playing at home against the Huskies at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe hasn't scored more than two runs for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Mountain Pointe fell victim to Horizon and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Huskies.
For Horizon's part, Hunter Walker made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Horizon got a big performance out of Ryan Tomey, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave Tomey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Giraud, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Horizon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
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