It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mountain Pointe ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Ironwood Eagles 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pride have posted since April 10, 2024.
Carlos Mungaray made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only three hits, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one double.
In other batting news, Ivan Lopez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 4-for-4. That run marked the first that he scored this season. Noa Ybarra was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Mountain Pointe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ironwood only posted a batting average of .200.
Mountain Pointe's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Ironwood, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Mountain Pointe will head out to challenge Chaparral at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chaparral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Ironwood, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Youngker at 3:45 p.m. Youngker also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 13.2 runs per game.
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