Mesa had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-18 to make it four. They fell just short of the Mountain View Toros by a score of 7-5. If the Jackrabbits were looking for revenge after losing 10-0 to the Toros when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Gerardo Sanchez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Mountain View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games.
On Mountain View's side, Brady Goodman and Talon Welker did most of the damage at the plate: Goodman went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, while Welker went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Goodman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chasyn Cook, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
While Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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