For the second straight game, Mountain Pointe will face off against Desert Mountain. The Pride will challenge the Wolves at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain Pointe has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mountain Pointe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Desert Mountain on Friday. They came up short against the Wolves, falling 13-2. The Pride have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Desert Mountain's part, they got a great performance from Bennett Nordini as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Nordini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zachary Durben, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of James Campbell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Desert Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mountain Pointe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
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