
Red Devils
04/14/25 @ Caddo Hills | 18 |
02/25/25 @ Hot Springs | 16 |
03/14/25 vs Caddo Hills | 13 |
03/13/25 @ Cutter-Morning Star | 13 |
04/11/25 @ Horatio | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Pine). They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over the Caddo Hills Indians on Monday. The Red Devils have beaten the Indians the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Indians has come to flipping the script.
Harrison McMahan was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chris Morgan was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jakob Walpole, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Mountain Pine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mountain Pine pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Caddo Hills, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Pine will venture away from home to challenge Magnet Cove at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Caddo Hills, they will head out to square off against Horatio at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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